If this is the kingdom of heaven, they can have it.

This line comes from one of the most popular films about the history of Jerusalem, but the writers of this book really hit the nail on the head.

For more than 2,000 years, the birthplace of both Islam, Judaism, and Catholicism has been marked by violence.

While everyone talks about enlightenment and faith, they all slaughter each other, and this has been going on for centuries.

Sometimes I have the impression that faith is the root of all evil in the world.

Because long before we were familiar with the most prevalent religions, our ancestors worshipped the wind, the thunder, the sea, the water, the earth, from which names like Odin and Thor emerged.

Even further back in time, when we still thought the earth was flat, many worshipped the sun, the moon, the stars, and believed that other planets were gods.

In those times, we slaughtered each other primarily over land and possessions.

Is slaughtering each other is deeply ingrained in our DNA?

I dont believe that

I believe that the majority of people are good and want to live in peace, but under the influence of others who want power, they commit the most heinous crimes.

The act of violence has been romanticized by films and media just as knights and soldiers were praised for their heroic deeds in the Middle Ages; today we do the same, and thanks to digital global media, the influence on our souls has never been greater.

Children play violent video games from a very young age with the most gruesome graphics that are almost lifelike, which leads them to become desensitized to the blood and guts of severed limbs.

This is also why I think there are far more school shootings in the US than anywhere else in the world.

But even when we simply watch TV, we see nothing but fighting and sex on television.

All values and norms blur in that artificial world on the screen until, naturally, there is someone who will express this violence.

However, violence against others also leads to more violence from others.

We have seen this for centuries in the conflict between Israel and the rest of the Middle East.

No one is holy in the holy land of Israel.

The birthplace of the 3 most important religions of our time in our region should be a beacon of peace, values, and norms where we treat each other with respect and love instead of attacking each other.

Otherwise, we are no better than the barbarians, the Huns, and the Romans who saw violence as a form of entertainment and our civilization is doomed to fail.