Why People Fight Over Religious Doctrines?
He could also be quite compassionate. However, any preferences must have some selfish motive too right. That’s the fundamental assumptions behind selfish genes theory. And that’s an assumption that has correctly predict plenty of phenomena.
Of course, it won’t be fair to pick only Christians and Muslims as samples. The truth is all societies have their fair share of war that’s unworthy to fight.
Some wars are necessary. When US don’t have nukes aimed at China, they’re dust, literally. The same way when China don’t have nukes aimed at US, we’re dust literally too.
When we’re not at war, we’re in a race. Some people are not competitive, so they want war. The underlying structure of life is a virtual latent gun fight.
If we do not want to die, we either have to kill or make a credible threat that we are able and willing to kill when things go too far against our interests.
The way to make that credible threat is by actually killing on some small scales. So some war is necessary.
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