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In reply to the discussion: Religion is used to divide people. [View all]marylandblue
(12,344 posts)48. It's a matter of relative evil
War, particularly total war, is the extreme end of violence - the largest, most harmful form of organized violence we are capable of. But the conflicts over multiculturalism are mostly fought by words, and only sporadically do they result in violence, and have never resulted in war.
So while war is tool used for many ends, it is not used to resolve certain types of conflicts. Why do you think that is?
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Actually, the real question is "how do we manage and minimize the divisions"
marylandblue
Nov 2018
#3
Your broad-brush, nebulous, distracting approach to religion also suggests an agenda
marylandblue
Nov 2018
#19
My agenda is to discuss and learn about a topic I have always had interest in
marylandblue
Nov 2018
#41