Mike... religion is a crutch. It is a manipulative tool to control or be controlled. I was blinded by the solemn behavior of people. what i thought was a genuine belief was actually a way to control and get money. It's either this or that so what do you want to do. who do you want to impress

Religion isn't the source it is the political tool used to control and manipulate the people to fight for a cause that benefits the leaders by promising great rewards in the after-life for their sacrifices.

If we dispose of the survey aspect of the issue we can have an objective issue to discuss. People are indeed guided by religious beliefs. That is the issue here. Many of these decisions made due to religious beliefs are certainly benign and cause no harm to others. There are the more problematic ideas planted by religion like; Its a good idea to strap a bomb to your 10 year olds chest to kill some people "For God."

I actually disagree. I fought in both Iraq and Afghan and while it is true that religion was the basis for most of that conflict, it was always the backup answer. Religion is often used to cover up ulterior motives, be it resources or even a politicians personal agenda. The motivating factor for US conflicts? it always comes down to the economy in one form or another.

The most war-torn continent in the world, which most of the western world stays out of, is mostly driven by political rivalries and tribal disagreements.

Objective reality can be subject to the observer's perspective, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

Many surveys are biased based on how they word the questions, the sampled population, etc.

If you did a survey here, I am confident that religion would be identified as the major source of conflict.