Do Belief Systems such as Religions cause violence.?

Do you think that different Religions as a beleif systems teach intolorance, after all we have different ideologies. Do we live life without anserws? Is that is why we find anserws in beleif systems such as Religion.....?

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Permalink Reply by CK13 on January 18, 2009 at 3:54pm: nope, just ignorance, and this stupidity to be politically correct; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by tetete on January 18, 2009 at 4:04pm: I used to fell the same way you do HATERPROOF.
However, the real problem in this world is not religion.
It is money.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Persian Paladin on January 18, 2009 at 4:07pm: I agree.

The greed for wealth is the root of all evil; and religion is but a tool..not the cause.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mateus Augusto Lopes on January 18, 2009 at 4:09pm: Religion is just a mask for the truth that is behind.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dmitri on January 18, 2009 at 4:05pm: I don't think the belief in a religion causes violence. I think the ignorance toward a religious belief does; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kat on January 18, 2009 at 10:40pm: The second part of your statement is absolutely true. Ignorance of certain religions and faiths can cause a LOT of violence and hatred. I have witnessed it myself many, many times.

I don't think it's so much that any one faith teaches violence and hatred. I think it's that many faiths teach that theirs is the only "true" faith.. which in my mind breeds contempt for others.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Eric L. on January 19, 2009 at 6:30am: Is it ignorance, or respect of each others religion?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mateus Augusto Lopes on January 18, 2009 at 4:06pm: Yes, it causes, just look the Arabian side.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by bader on January 19, 2009 at 8:08am: :) and what do you know about the arabs ?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mateus Augusto Lopes on January 19, 2009 at 11:12am: Not much, but they had wars because of religion, and still have.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Persian Paladin on January 19, 2009 at 11:45am: So did fundamentalist Christians in Europe.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Thor on January 19, 2009 at 12:11pm: and we still do.. or they, I'm not christian.. but no one is right about the wars, everyone is wrong.. the US want peace down there? well as Einstein said: Peace cannot be kept by force, It can only be achieved by understanding.
And I agree..; ▶ Reply to This