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QUESTION Tribal Divisions Created by Religion Most Harmful in Global Conflict Experts Say

"Religion often becomes the master variable," Harris says. "It provides a unique reward structure. If you believe that the thoughts you harbor in this life and the doctrines you adhere to spell the difference between an eternity spent in fire or one spent on the right hand of God, that raises the stakes beyond any other reward structure on earth."
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Dougy 7 Jan 27
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I totally agree..tribalism has been humanities greatest bane..however, it's became a weapon to divide people into subgroups by the poweful within each specific tribe to maintain the power structure of the elites.

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It is certainly a major source of such problems, but certainly not the only one. Greed, lust for dominance or power, broader ethnocentrism, and competition for scarce resources are also major sources.

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Christian/Islamic division exploitation by politicians and terrorist groups is a major factor in world conflict today. Not, since the crusades, etc.

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