There is no such thing as "impossible" unless you're speaking of math or science, and even then, we don't know if anything's necessarily impossible or not. As to the whole down with religion thing, that has very little to do with the conflict. Yes, Israel was created as a home for the Jews, but the conflict comes from the displacement of Palestinians in the process, not any religious differences that the two groups might have (which don't apply to this dispute anyway, since Palestinians are not part of a single religious group). Also if you want to get rid of religion, then you have to stop humans from thinking. Humans have always wondered about their origins, creation, and what comes after. Science has yet to fully explain these things and humans are also an impatient species. Even if you somehow manage to erase all religions from the face of the Earth there will still be those who believe in a higher order.
One of the main reasons we got out of the last depression was because of the switch to more jobs with the onset of World War II. In some ways, a place to lay our blame might not be such a bad thing. If we have a place to refocus our attention, it would be a great boost for our economy. I'm not saying I want something bad to happen, but such a catastrophe might not be as catastrophic as you may think.
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There is no such thing as "impossible" unless you're speaking of math or science, and even then, we don't know if anything's necessarily impossible or not. As to the whole down with religion thing, that has very little to do with the conflict. Yes, Israel was created as a home for the Jews, but the conflict comes from the displacement of Palestinians in the process, not any religious differences that the two groups might have (which don't apply to this dispute anyway, since Palestinians are not part of a single religious group). Also if you want to get rid of religion, then you have to stop humans from thinking. Humans have always wondered about their origins, creation, and what comes after. Science has yet to fully explain these things and humans are also an impatient species. Even if you somehow manage to erase all religions from the face of the Earth there will still be those who believe in a higher order.
One of the main reasons we got out of the last depression was because of the switch to more jobs with the onset of World War II. In some ways, a place to lay our blame might not be such a bad thing. If we have a place to refocus our attention, it would be a great boost for our economy. I'm not saying I want something bad to happen, but such a catastrophe might not be as catastrophic as you may think.