Quote (Prox1m1ty @ 13 Nov 2023 16:04)
It's even easier to commit atrocities if your religion tells you there's 50 virgins and eternal martyrdom that awaits you.
Actual data seems to disagree with you
https://apholt.com/2018/11/08/religion-and-the-100-worst-atrocities-in-history/Quote
In my final analysis of White’s work, only around 15% of the worst atrocities in history can be attributed primarily, or at least significantly, to religion. The other 85% fall under a series of other causes, such as “Hegemonial War,” which includes the Crimean War, the Seven Years War, etc…, or “Failed States,” to include the Fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, etc…. White provides several other well-reasoned categories. To be clear, this is not to suggest that religious conflict has not resulted in a lot of deaths throughout history, or to downplay the fact that up to 15% of the atrocities listed by White have either a primary or significant religious motivation, but only to point out that his findings do not support the claim that religious faith, in itself, has been the “most prolific source of violence in our history.” Or, at least, this is not the case when considering the greatest atrocities in history.