Religion: A Catalyst for Global Discord?

For centuries, there’s always been debate of the cause of war and hatred in the world. Some blame human nature, others blame their own existence. Many people blame the government or the economy but those who generate the perspective of those around the globe are lead to blame religion due to the different issues it causes world-wide. Religion should be regulated due to its promotion of unattainable goals, war, hatred, fear, and rendering of scapegoats. Within the globe, goals of fame, fortune, or goodwill is very commonplace. Goals are set to achieve your ultimate fantasy or desire whether realistic or not. To be involved with religion you are set up for failure due to its promotion of unattainable goals. Facing the wrath of God if

The advocacy of war is due to the war with religion and the human’s inability to consciously be capable of tolerating other 's opinions on which religion suits the world the best since “The protracted greatly increased the hostility of the soldiers and the authorities toward the Jews, undermining their position and bringing religious persecutions in its wake.”(Safrai) therefore many people thought of it more of regional disputes but brought upon religion as well. Due to the belief in their religion they validated the war they created to do so and countless lives were lost in the making and overall period of the four years the war lasted. It demonstrates how far the people will go for what they believe in for instance “The destruction of the country, the capture of Jerusalem, the burning of the Temple, and in their wake the abolition of the leading institutions – the high priesthood and the Sanhedrin – brought stupefaction and confusion in spiritual and communal life.”(Safrai) which shows their inability to comprehend the destruction they caused until the war was over and nothing could be taken aback. This indicates the thought process of the average person looking back at what they had accomplished and for what? Nothing but destroying the livelihood of a different country and possessing it as their

The ultimate response tactic to test the level of how a person may approach different stressful situations and if they’d rather find an escape. The Arabic created their own “ethos, reflected in language, stereotypes, images, myths, and collective memory including anti-Semitic themes to delegitimize and dehumanize the enemy in order to justify and revalidate their own position in the conflict.”(Webman) to be able to gain the trust of their citizens that their counter attack would be justified. They used this strategy to boost the confidence in the fight or flight response of their citizens to fight for what they believe is rightfully theirs and used their propaganda to find a scapegoat for their