21st June 2011
“Faith is once again prolonging conflict. Religion is seldom the casus belli: indeed, in many struggles, notably the Middle East in modern times, it is amazing how long it took for religion to become a big part of the argument. But once there, it makes conflicts harder to resolve. A squabble over land (which can be divided) or power (which can be shared) or rules (that can be fudged) becomes a dispute over non-negotiable absolutes.”
June 21st, 2011 at 3:26
yeah yeah yeah
” absolutes ”
but according to WHO
June 21st, 2011 at 8:30
Christopher Hitchens put it more succinctly: “religion poisons everything”.