Debate: True or false. Religion never caused any wars, it was only people
Side: True

Religion was never the cause of any war, it merely got involved with wars.It sure as hell gave people a good reason to start wars.I gave you a very brief, blunt answer to a very brief, blunt question. If you were looking for a philisophical essay on whether Jesus is God or not, then you've asked the wrong person.Criticizing the length of my rebuttal will not make it false. Those were not acts by God, those were violences commited by men endorsed by God. Anyway, those nations were full of sinners who had turned away from God.Here, I found a website that can explain it all for you.Ah it makes me smile that you answered it this way. I was expecting it. Now I will pull the Hitler card... but at the mention of his name, you would already understand what I am talking about.1) God never killed anyone, the humans he ordered did.2) Hitler never killed anyone; the Nazis he ordered did.Ergo God is no different to Hitler...You're comparing Julius Ceaser to a magical fairy?Nope. I'm comparing Jesus to a magical fairy.He was magical after all- turning water into alcohol... and such...When I claimed that atheism starts wars I was being sarcastic. And I'ld like you to provide some evidence of these religious wars started by "minor clashes".Do you know how easy riots can start at the slightest disrespect of a prophet.Damn, those riots are happening right now.A similar thing got an Ambassador and an Author killed/almost killed.I believe you are referring to the Islamic religion, of which I am in no position to speak for.It's still part of religion. A major religion at that.We are debating about religion, and how they start wars, are we not? No, I'm saying relations between nations, economics and politics are what causes wars, not religion.Are you sure? Because before you said it was all Atheism's fault because Atheism seems to be everything that is not religion.I rest my case, people do not start wars because of whether they believe there is a God or not.So the Crusades would still of happened, even without religion?And the terrorist bombers included in the 9/11 would still take their own lives, even without religion/ the belief of a Heaven, 72 virgins and gratification from their God after they died? Totally worth it.Haha, blow below the belt. Why don't you join one of my nationalist debates so I can grind your face into the mud.Already have, but I never seemed to get a reply, after my argument about the genocide of Aboriginals in Tasmania...Don't get me wrong, I think Britain is a lovely place, and I know how unenlightened people of the past tend to be. But genocide- or even the involvement of promoting Genocide- does leave quite a red stain in a country's history. I've no idea. As far as I was concerned there haven't been any religious wars.Let me introduce you to; The Muslim Conquests, The Crusades, The Reconquista, and The French Wars of Religion...Read into them, if you must.Which explains exactly why he had all the statues of Jesus removed from school and replaced with pictures of himself.Yes; he strongly believed he was a Messiah...Hitler believed in a scientific theory that was very popular in the early 19th centruy called Eugenics. This was based on Darwin's recently concluded theory of Evolution. Eugenics stated that due to genetics not all humans were equal, those of lower classes and inferior races should be 'voluntarily sterilised' while those of a preferred status should be 'encouraged to breed'. Hitler believed that Germany's genetics had been tainted which is why he ordered the deaths of Jews, cripples, homosexuals and foreign people as he was trying to cleanse the gene pool.Of course, although hate and mental psychosis influenced him to take such actions. But it's a bit odd, because Jews are genetically superior, both in physique and intelligence. Especially the Ashkenazi Jews who are of German decent. It is true that there are genetic inferiorities in people existing in populaces, but I don't think we should kill them or sterilize them. Hell no. Only the mind of a psychopath would murder people to that extent. That makes no sense, if resources become scarce and cannot support all humanity (Pre-WWII Germany was going from an economic crisis) then it is within our natural instinct to remove competitors to save ourselves.Empathy, the emotion of inter-subjectivity and 'morality,' places you inside of their shoes. It's unclear where Empathy came from, but it sure as hell supports the survival of Humanity as a whole. Apes are known to have bonds with each other, even displaying affection through hugs. It is just a thing that allows us to share food, or help someone in pain. It's odd, but it exists in Apes, but they are just (as you believe) mere 'Godless' animals.Also the fear of consequence. The uncertainty of whether people would find out, and what they would do to you if they did. What would happen if you tried to kill that individual? Would they survive? Fight back? Call for help? Each outcome would come at a shocking disadvantage.And Empathy would sure as hell prevent this, but there are people that are lacking this Empathy, or the right amount of chemicals, therefore making them kill, with little fear of consequence.Chimpanzees do, escpecially when their expanding their own territoryAha, but they are just Neighboring groups. Other chimps that are in the way of their territory. Humans have done this countless times, expanding their borders, warring with other groups that threaten to go against them and their expansion of territory/ control of the land. It's one of the main reasons people start wars. To take control of land for more space to populate and resources to give them a greater chance of survival. I've yet to find anyone who kills other people "for no reason".I didn't mean it like that. I meant that people who are part of successful civilizations away from/ or before the existence of the Bible didn't seem to act in a mindless, immoral way; they seemed to get along well without the Bible, because they never really needed it in the first place.