| Line 13: |
Line 13: |
| | | | |
| | ==Clausewitzian theory== | | ==Clausewitzian theory== |
| | + | |
| | [[Carl von Clausewitz]] was [[Prussian]] military officer during the [[Napoleonic wars]]. Clausewitz' treatise ''On War'', published posthumously, remains a fundamental study on the Art and Theory of war. | | [[Carl von Clausewitz]] was [[Prussian]] military officer during the [[Napoleonic wars]]. Clausewitz' treatise ''On War'', published posthumously, remains a fundamental study on the Art and Theory of war. |
| | | | |
| | Clausewitz defines war as an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will. The object is to disarm the enemy. | | Clausewitz defines war as an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will. The object is to disarm the enemy. |
| | + | |
| | + | == World War I, World War II and Darwinism == |
| | + | |
| | + | Historically, the most prominent and vocal defenders of the [[evolution|theory of evolution]] which employs [[methodological naturalism]] have been atheists or [[agnosticism|agnostics]].<ref name="Batten and Sarfati">Multiple references: |
| | + | * Batten, Dr. Don (December 1997). [https://creation.com/a-whos-who-of-evolutionists "A ''Who’s Who'' of evolutionists"]. Creation Ministries International. Originally published in ''Creation'' 20(1):32. Retrieved July 17, 2014. |
| | + | * Sarfati, Jonathan, Ph.D., F.M. (1999). [https://creation.com/refuting-evolution-chapter-1-evolution-creation-science-religion-facts-bias "Chapter 1: Facts and bias", ''Refuting Evolution'']. Retrieved July 17, 2014. |
| | + | </ref> |
| | + | |
| | + | The founder of [[Darwinism]], [[Charles Darwin]], was an [[agnosticism|agnostic]]/[[weak atheism|weak atheist]] (see: [[Religious views of Charles Darwin]]). |
| | + | |
| | + | There is historical evidence indicating that [[Darwinism]] was a causal factor for [[WWI]] and [[WWII]] (see: [[Irreligion/religion and war]] and [[World War I and Darwinism]]). |
| | + | |
| | + | == Academic studies consistently challenge link between religion and war == |
| | + | |
| | + | Academic studies and other research consistently challenge the link between religion and war.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/11/14/religions-war-cause-responsible-evidence_n_6156878.html Does Religion Really Cause War - And Do Atheists Have Something To Answer for?] by Louise Ridley, assistant news editor at the Huffington Post UK</ref> See: [[Irreligion/religion and war]] |
| | + | |
| | + | Louise Ridley in her article entitled ''Does Religion Really Cause War - And Do Atheists Have Something To Answer For?'': |
| | + | {{Cquote|But academic studies consistently challenge the link between [[religion]] and war. [http://www.visionofhumanity.org/#/page/news/1085 Research published in October from the New York and Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace] looked at all of the wars that took place in 2013. It found no 'general causal relationship' between religion and conflict. |
| | + | |
| | + | In fact, religious elements played no role at all in 14 (40%) of the 35 armed conflicts in the research, and only five (14%) had religious elements as their main cause, the report showed. All of the wars had multiple causes, and the much more common motivation was opposition to a government, or to the economic, ideological, political or social systems of a state, which was named as a main factor in nearly two thirds of the cases studied. |
| | + | |
| | + | The ''Encyclopedia of Wars'', an extensive study published in 2008, chronicles 1,763 wars throughout human history. It names just 123 as 'religious in nature' – a little under 7%.}} |
| | | | |
| | ==Further reading== | | ==Further reading== |