: About Me

Most religions believe in peace. However, there are only a handful of religions that promote it. Western religions call for peace. I am not so sure they promote it. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all have bloody pasts rife with war and martyrs. In fact, more wars have been fought in the name of God (who cares which one) than anything else. I suppose I would have to argue that Eastern based philosophies tend to be the most peaceful. Buddhists believe in ridding themselves of desire. Desire leads to war, not peace. Therefore the effort to remain desireless is a noble one. Moreover, Buddhis...