Because every choice of a new ruler is a risk, a new President could fuck us all, a new Dictator could fuck everything up, a Prince groomed from start is the safest choice

And Divine Right maybe

all religions are inherently assertive/violent

you'll never have a peaceful one

Bhudaism?

@Bird Wizard You can burn at the stake.

^'

Buddism isn't peacefull at all

philosophy is one of peace, in practice u get your typical human behavior

Don't take the Western version of it, take by the Buddist burning himself up in protest

the Slaughtering of Muslims, Christians, and ((long noses))) in China/India

right, peace is not in line with nature

Fearlessness is great for the combat that naturally exists in a worldful of tribes with conflicting interests

yes it is

@𝕿𝖔𝖙𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖆𝖓 𝕲𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖆𝖉𝖉𝖉𝖞 not all princes are groomed from birth though and not all princes are willing or capable of carrying out their duty as they are required to. take commodus for example.

Even the most violent creatures need rest

As a Christian, I admit that most religions have been violent. Most of them are dead now, however. Though some remain that actively proclaim violence in the name of the divine; **Islam.**

@CronoSaturn That is why you sometimes skip the oldest son, and go to the next one.

That's why you breed many bitches

^

right but how is that determined in a monarchical system?

Religion is violent because man is violent

@Deleted User eternal peace is not

@Bearer Of The Curse fearlessness is venerated. if it's not, your religion dies

unless its too fearless. then it dies anyway

u get suicide bombings and setting yourself aflame

right but its important to remember that in a religious context that those *could* be valid actions so long as they gather more adherents

not everything is about gathering adherents

Sometimes it's about achieving enlightenment

right but in terms of a religions survival or practice enlightenment is only valid so long as it draws people to the faith. your religion could be as enlightened as it could be but if theres no-one practicing it, it doesnt exist

Well, you do not people to be drawn to the faith if you do it by the sword.

you're concerned about optics of the act itself. religions are not concerned about that, given enough time it gets memory holed

Look at the Caliphates, the Roman Empire, Scandinavia...

it can, especially if your not the person being hit by the sword

Fair.

ill put a caveat on my point though in that absolute numbers of religious adherents doesnt make a faith any more or less viable

the word tends to attract followers, in order to spread word u can't be oppressed by another religion

at least not sufficiently to prevent you doing so

ew

christians

go away muhamed