re: #52 zephirus
No - not new to me at all. As a nonbeliever, I see clearly how religious fervor is the root cause of much conflict, yet religion does provide solace to some. Here’s a bumpersticker I like: “gods don’t kill people, people with gods kill people.”
Well, I’m an atheist, so none of it holds any water with me. But I am as versed in world religions as one can be.