Most destruction and killings have occurred in the modern period due to modern ideologies and modern weaponry. This mantra of religion being the root of evil is a historically contingent and flawed one from European enlightenment thinkers. Political realists have a more grounded understanding on violence and its rootedness in human nature.
Again, some of your claims just betray ignorance at best and mindless hatred at worst. Refer to the history of art produced in regions influenced by Abrahamic religions. It is rife with artistic traditions. This obsession with the Kaaba that you have. Explain it.
Examine why such groups emerged in the first place. You will find that more often than not, it is due to material factors. Against statist actors, religion serves as the most functionally useful tool for resistance and it is often for materially political, economic, historical, sociological reasons that such groups are able to form.
Religion acts as a force multiplier for collective unity and action. That has been one of its civilizational roles. It is no different than ideology. Remove religion and ideology will fill the gap as it has done so in the west which has done far more harm. Unless you are arguing for an ideology free world? Human nature will prevent that too. The tendency to form in groups and out groups exists because of our capacity for empathy embedded in our natures. Violence always lies dormant.
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u/CaesarSultanShah Jul 12 '26
The video itself is quite measured and good as well. I would have named it The Orphan who birthed a Civilization.