If religions teach peace, then that peace must be more than inner group harmony. Real peace means: 1. peace within the community, 2. peace towards others, 3. peace for everyone. A claim to peace that applies only to one’s own group is no peace at all. Anyone who preaches peace must also live it toward those who believe differently — otherwise they contradict their own teaching.

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Mouhead 3 weeks ago
A group's identity arises from internal commonalities and external perceptions of the enemy. This is why a collective cannot structurally establish genuine peace. An individual, on the other hand, interacts with others without this automatic boundary mechanism. Peace is a decision made by one person toward another. As soon as you place it in the hands of a collective, peace becomes a tool of power and harmony a pretext for conflict.