Originally Posted by Ezekiel
Please tell me where I denied saying that economics was the main reason. I have always maintained that point. What I didn't say is that it is the only reason.
Surely you see the difference.

Zeke
there is a very large difference between saying (for example) Catholic priests sometimes molest children, or saying that Catholic preists almost always molest children.

And, for the purpose of clarity, there is a lot of difference between saying that religion is one of the main causes of all wars.... and saying that you define religion to be so expansive in its impact on nearly everything that therefore it is true that religion is the main cause of all wars.

And it is even a further leap of illogic to observe that the Catholic Church is the largest and richest organaized religion... and therefore the cause of almost all wars

Last edited by Ardy; 02/01/13 06:18 PM.
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