And apparently it's a lot easier to kill, conquer, and enslave those who disagree than it is to live by the strength of your convictions without regard to what the other guy believes. Many people believe he predicted the end of communism using this reasoning. In the context of belief systems, that perfect system must include the ability to effortlessly co-exist with other and even opposite meanings of life. To hear the major belief systems tell it, yes. I can't avoid the fact that a world with one way of thinking would be unimaginably boring.
Conflict provides society with a mechanism to evolve.
Change occurs only out of differences and disagreements. If there were no conflicts, society would stagnate. If we can just keep the conflicts peaceful, the benefit to society of the peaceful exchange and assimilation of constantly changing belief systems is very real and very great. It almost seems as if I've gone off track here. But, of course, I haven't.