@MrMazda All right, here are some facts. I asked my savvy AI friend a few questions...
In the past century, there have been many instances where individuals or groups have committed acts of violence in the name of their religion. Also, governments under the banner of atheistic communism have caused the death of somewhere between 40,472,000 to 259,432,000 human lives.
All the religions of the world contain narratives, symbols, and metaphors of violence and war. Religious violence is motivated by, or in reaction to, religious precepts, texts, or the doctrines of a target or an aggressor.
There have been instances where conflicts have turned into violence due to religious symbols or attire worn by worshippers. For example, in 2015, a Sikh man was attacked in the United Kingdom by a group of men who attempted to remove his turban. In 2017, a Muslim woman in the United States was attacked and had her hijab forcibly removed by a stranger.
Religious fanaticism, or religious extremism, is a term used to indicate uncritical zeal or obsessive enthusiasm that is related to one’s own, or one’s group’s, devotion to a religion. This can manifest in many ways, including violence.
In Christianity, some of those in authority have sought to expand and control the church, often through the fanatical use of force. For example, the Crusades were a series of religious wars waged by the Catholics, sanctioned by the Pope, to conquer the Holy Land from the Muslims. On their way to conquering the Holy Land from the Muslims by force of arms, the crusaders destroyed dozens of Jewish communities and killed thousands because the Jews would not accept the Christian faith.
In Islam, there have been instances where individuals or groups have committed acts of violence in the name of their religion. For example, terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda and ISIS have committed acts of violence.
There have been conflicts between Buddhism and other religions, including the Rohingya in Myanmar and Islam at the border between Thailand and Malaysia.
In Myanmar, there is an ongoing conflict in the northern part of Rakhine State, characterized by sectarian violence between the Rohingya Muslim and Rakhine Buddhist communities, a military crackdown on Rohingya civilians by Myanmar’s security forces, and militant attacks by Rohingya insurgents. The conflict arises chiefly from the religious and social differentiation between the Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims.
In Thailand, there have been instances of violence between Buddhists and Muslims at the border with Malaysia. The conflict is rooted in a complex mix of ethnic, religious, and political factors.
All this is to say that religions and their resulting fanaticism have caused more harm than short-lived pleasure in a porn flick.
