Second of a series

THIS takes off from my past two columns on a hypothesis on religion being a driving force for wars and even more conflicts. 'Toward a tragic prognosis' (The Manila Times, Nov. 15, 2023) and last week's 'Religion — impetus for war and conflict' (TMT, Nov. 22, 2023) garnered mixed reviews and some vitriolic responses. Religion is a profoundly sensitive topic, and discussions on dogma and supernatural revelations are indeed delicate and tend to float up the best of arguments tempered by the worst of debaters and distorted insights of an assortment of ignoramuses.