Humans have engaged in violence for millennia and much of that violence was perpetrated in the name of a 'religion'. Fastforwarding to now, even the Canadian Criminal Code cites 'religion' as one of the three motives for terrorism (the other two are politics and ideology). But what exactly is 'religion' and what role does it play in societies. And why are so many killing because their 'god' tells them to? Borealis has a conversation on these matters with Ray Pennings of the Cardus think tank in Canada.
Humans have engaged in violence for millennia and much of that violence was perpetrated in the name of a 'religion'. Fastforwarding to now, even the Canadian Criminal Code cites 'religion' as one of the three motives for terrorism (the other two are politics and ideology). But what exactly is 'religion' and what role does it play in societies. And why are so many killing because their 'god' tells them to? Borealis has a conversation on these matters with Ray Pennings of the Cardus think tank in Canada.