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From: mangoe@umcp-cs.UUCP (Charley Wingate)
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Subject: Re: War and Death
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Date: Mon, 8-Oct-84 17:55:40 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  8 17:55:40 1984
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> Anyone want to agree with me that the psychological prop that we call
> religion has been the biggest cause of war in history?  And it just
> might be the biggest cause of death in total except for old age?

I'll agree that "religion" has been used as a psychological prop for those
who want war; I won't agree for a minute that it is a cause of war.

"Religions don't cause wars; people cause wars."

Charley Wingate