mercredi 15 janvier 2014

The world is getting more peaceful, except for religion

From Salon:




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The world at large enjoys unprecedented peace, according to a new study. But religious conflicts are on the rise



Studies demonstrate the world is becoming less violent, and that human warfare is on the decline. There is one aspect of the human existence, however, that continues to ignite humans to commit violence and atrocities against fellow humans. A major new study published by the Pew Research Center shows that religious hostilities reached a 6-year high in 2012.



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Someone said already back in 1996: "It is fashionable to wax apocalyptic about the threat to humanity posed by the AIDS virus, "mad cow" disease, and many others, but I think a case can be made that faith is one of the world's great evils, comparable to the smallpox virus but harder to eradicate."





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