LowlyPropCapt
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There is nothing in the world that has caused more death, destruction, heartache and pain then religion.
Radicalization causes death, destruction and heartache; religion doesn't. Radicalization is caused by underemployment, a collective sense of hopelessness and economic impoverishment. Religion, insofar as it has been used, is simply twisted by unethical leadership to motivate a population to actions that that they might otherwise find abhorrent. Nazi Germany is a great contemporary example of this; the "religion" in this case was nationalism, not a belief in a supernatural being. Your statement lacks logic, since it ignores the proximate causes of conflict and concentrates only on the psychological influences "leaders" use on those whom are under their authority. We would be so much better off if we chose to address the true ills of the world versus pointing fingers at ethereal belief systems.
I had an opportunity several years ago to meet Amy Sweeney's husband in D.C. Fantastic guy... He has had to bear a burden most of us can't comprehend. Those FA's did a great job in an impossible situation.