---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <punditster@...> wrote :
On 5/6/2014 7:32 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote: Historically, those humans throughout history who have most vocally called themselves "spiritual" or "religious" have also been the ones who perpetrated most of the wars and instances of genocide You can "call" yourself anything you want but that doesn't make it so. Every single person who perpetuates a transgression on another human being has an excuse for doing so. Often those excuses take the form of following some greater decree from somewhere outside of themselves. Religion or "spirituality" is not to blame - it is how these crazy beings we call humans choose to exploit these things that is part of the problem. Mass destruction of other human beings comes from an illness, from disease of the mind, spirit and most likely the body as well. And I dare say these diseased tyrants, in the end, had a rather significant effect on those who came under their tyranny. It's all relative, Bawee. > Were Genghis Khan, Stalin, Hitler, Mao or Pol Pot religious people? According to the history I've read, most of the wars and instances of genocide were perpetrated by people with a political ideology. Go figure. This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus http://www.avast.com/ protection is active.
