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Hey /sci/, do you think a completely secularized global society would be statistically siginificantly less prone to acts of war or not?

Also, on a semi-related note, anyone where played Inifinite Ocean?

>> No.2984345

>>2984327
No, the west is a secular society mostly and wars happen all the time, the only reason the president mentions god in his speeches is because 'YOU CAN'T PROVE THAT HE DOESN'T EXIST!!!!'

>> No.2984348

>>2984327

Isn't that panel just ripping off a flash parody game called "bang"?

>> No.2984360

>>2984327
Less war, more conspiracies, more state sponsored survellience, manipulation.

All in all, you're looking at a police state.

God replaced by technology, its what atheists always want.

>> No.2984361

>>2984348
linkity link?

>> No.2984367

>>2984345

I didn't imply wars out be eliminated, I asked if there would be a statistically siginifant difference.

>>2984348
It's from the "Making XKCD slightly worse" thread, it's a combination of two different strips.

>> No.2984389

Is Infinite Ocean that series with the dolphin?
Also, no; secularism would assist with peace, but not nearly as much as getting rid of the obvious problem would. The obvious problem being the human race, obviously.
MACHINE EMPIRE REPRESENT!

>> No.2984401

>>2984361

http://swfchan.com/18/86260/?BANG.swf

>> No.2984402

>>2984389

No, it's a text heavy sci-fi point and click escape game about AIs and sentience. I strongly recommend it.

>> No.2984470

>>2984389

http://www.kongregate.com/games/JonasKyratzes/the-infinite-ocean

>> No.2984497

>>2984367
Well, personally, I believe religion is usually just a pretext to other societal needs like resources or concubines.

Given certain wars may justifiably be called religious once, I can't rationally believe there wouldn't be other wars to replace those, such as secular soccer fights or somefin'.

>> No.2984517

>>2984497

But a mostly secularized society might also promote sociental changes detrimental to the conditions required for war to arise?

>> No.2984523

Wars will be wages as long as there is profit to be made from it. Theology is just a way to easily coax public opinion. A completely secular world would still have to manage its greed.

>> No.2984547

>>2984523
woops, I meant waged.

>> No.2984564

>>2984517
religions have tried to do that for quite awhile. Some how society has never really cared to follow the scriptures either.

Why would secular laws be any more adhereable than religious?

>> No.2984575

>>2984564

Imposing laws aren't the only way, nor the most effective way to facilitate social change. I was thinking more in terms of attitudes towards things like education and social equality, to pick a few examples.