The middle eastern countries have long been involved in religious wars and continue to do so to this day. After the separation of Palestine into two states, a war broke out against the Arabs and Jewish people. Although it took place in the mid-1900’s, tension is still present between these two religious groups. The group ISIS is making headlines currently due to their extremist ideas and beliefs. They are known for their torturing and murdering of Christians, and attempting to convert them to the Islamic religion. These people can be considered Traditionalists in a sense that they believe one religion to be better than another, going as far as killing anyone that is different than them. Just like the Enlightenment thinkers passed down their ideas through generations, so did the Traditionalist way of thinking, which inspired the extremist groups in the middle east today. It is apparent that these conflicts will not subside anytime in the near future. While anyone could argue that there are pros and cons to both the Enlightenment and Traditionalist views and beliefs, it is clear that the nations that are built around the Enlightenment thinkers tend to have more peace in their homeland due to the open-mind concept and acceptance of others. Both categories of people have affected the world in a drastic way, and there will always be both types of thinkers in the world. However, there will not be peace without change, and in order for change to occur, people will have to adopt a new way of
The middle eastern countries have long been involved in religious wars and continue to do so to this day. After the separation of Palestine into two states, a war broke out against the Arabs and Jewish people. Although it took place in the mid-1900’s, tension is still present between these two religious groups. The group ISIS is making headlines currently due to their extremist ideas and beliefs. They are known for their torturing and murdering of Christians, and attempting to convert them to the Islamic religion. These people can be considered Traditionalists in a sense that they believe one religion to be better than another, going as far as killing anyone that is different than them. Just like the Enlightenment thinkers passed down their ideas through generations, so did the Traditionalist way of thinking, which inspired the extremist groups in the middle east today. It is apparent that these conflicts will not subside anytime in the near future. While anyone could argue that there are pros and cons to both the Enlightenment and Traditionalist views and beliefs, it is clear that the nations that are built around the Enlightenment thinkers tend to have more peace in their homeland due to the open-mind concept and acceptance of others. Both categories of people have affected the world in a drastic way, and there will always be both types of thinkers in the world. However, there will not be peace without change, and in order for change to occur, people will have to adopt a new way of