“So anyone interested making war less lethal would be well advised to focus on spreading tolerant ideologies rather than worrying about weapon technology.”
This is actually one of the major purposes that Christians have had in doing missionary work—to spread tolerance and reduce violence. I assume it’s happened in other religions too. For example, the rules of chivalry in the middle ages were an attempt to moderate the violence and abuses of the warriors.
“So anyone interested making war less lethal would be well advised to focus on spreading tolerant ideologies rather than worrying about weapon technology.”
This is actually one of the major purposes that Christians have had in doing missionary work—to spread tolerance and reduce violence. I assume it’s happened in other religions too. For example, the rules of chivalry in the middle ages were an attempt to moderate the violence and abuses of the warriors.