3.1 Conflict and war

Question 1

3 Causes of conflict or war

Answer 1

Economic reasons like gaining another country or states wealth.
Religious reasons like groups fighting over religious ground
Social Reasons like the legality of slavery in US Civil War

Question 2

Religious attitude to acceptance of war

Answer 2

Just War Theory states that some wars are just if they follow a set of criteria. For example the war must have a just cause, create emergent peace, and have right intention. If these are met, war is just

Question 3

Religious views to discouragement of war

Answer 3

Jesus displayed pacifist views “turn the other cheek” so instead of going to war we should take to heart Jesus’ views and we must avoid war at all costs

Question 4

Reply to Jesus displaying pacifism

Answer 4

There is ambiguity whether Jesus hated violence or loved peace. If the latter then if war was to maintain peace, Jesus would encourage us to do that. War is sometimes necessary to maintain peace ..

Question 5

Religious view to discouragement of war 2

Answer 5

All life is sacred because we are made ‘imago dei’ and so to take life is to desecrate the image of God. War inevitably involves murder and therefore War is unacceptable

Question 6

Just War Theory 1st justification

Answer 6

One of the conditions is that War must have a just cause for beginning. Aggression is impermissible but if someone uses threat or violence against you then going to war is acceptable.

Question 7

Reply to Just war 1st justification

Answer 7

This condition is vague and allows nations to use this as a way of verifying them going to war. There is no boundary between what is aggression to you and can be used as an excuse to get away with war.

Question 8

Just War theory 3rd/my second Justification

Answer 8

The goal of the war must be a likely emergent peace. If it is likely to generate long lasting peace then people are allowed to go to war.

Question 9

Reply to Just War theory 3rd/my second Justification

Answer 9

The chaotic and unpredictable nature of war means we can never know if peace is going to be the outcome. It also is easy to fake and tick the box because all people going to war believe they will win and create peace.

Question 10

3 conditions for a Holy War

Answer 10

1) Achieves a religious goal
2) Authorised by a religious leader
3) With a spiritual award for those who take part
Religion has to be the driving force

Question 11

Argument for possession of WMD

Answer 11

It scares people into not going to war because of the destruction nuclear power can create. The fear of retaliation stops countries from initiating war

Question 12

Argument against possession of WMD’s

Answer 12

Humans are fallible and make mistakes therefore it is likely that at some point in the future human error will lead to the use of WMD’s. This would lead to retaliation and consequences would be huge

Question 13

Against the possession of WMD’s

Answer 13

Even if the risks are low the outcomes would be so catastrophic that no matter how long the risk, it is always more dangerous for the possibility to be a thing.

Question 14

3 places of conflict

Answer 14

1) Isreal
2) Ukraine
3) Yemen