Not deliberately obtuse, just responding to the common, tiresome argument against religion in general, of which this is apparently a modification.
I don't think there's enough historical evidence for the "religious arrogance" theory. We have no idea whether the rulers who instigated these crusades were actually religious or not - they wer…
Not deliberately obtuse, just responding to the common, tiresome argument against religion in general, of which this is apparently a modification.
I don't think there's enough historical evidence for the "religious arrogance" theory. We have no idea whether the rulers who instigated these crusades were actually religious or not - they were products of their cultures, and if they were influenced by religion, then it was a handy tool for justifying what they wanted to do anyway. Arrogance, thirst for power, the urge to conquer: these things are so innate in human nature that we'd have them with or without religion.
Not deliberately obtuse, just responding to the common, tiresome argument against religion in general, of which this is apparently a modification.
I don't think there's enough historical evidence for the "religious arrogance" theory. We have no idea whether the rulers who instigated these crusades were actually religious or not - they were products of their cultures, and if they were influenced by religion, then it was a handy tool for justifying what they wanted to do anyway. Arrogance, thirst for power, the urge to conquer: these things are so innate in human nature that we'd have them with or without religion.