-=> Lee Lofaso wrote to Dave Drum <=-   
      
    DD>More people been killed in the name of religion than for any other   
    DD>cause.   
      
    LL> The same can be said about science, rather than religion.   
      
    DD>While all wars, at root, are fought over food -- religion (even if   
    DD>it is a disguised land grab) is the proximate cause and excuse and   
    DD>"justification" for the war. Wars of aggression are just armed   
    DD>robbery writ large.   
      
    LL> All wars are economic (an exchange of human lives for real estate).   
    LL> However, there are many excuses.  Such as religion or science.  For   
    LL> example, the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Ireland   
    LL> is about land, not religion.  The conflict between the Arabs and the   
    LL> Jews in Palestine is about land, not religion.  The list can go on   
    LL> forever, since the beginning of time (or at least since the time   
    LL> that man has walked this earth).   
      
   Land is used to grow food to feed the tribe. So, the root cause is still FOOD.   
       
   ... When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not.   
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