Religion must be decomposed into parts before asking which cause conflict

Evidence

It makes little sense to ask, then, “does religion cause intolerance and violent conflict?” A much more precise scientific question would be, what part of “religion” is implicated in conflict and intolerance, and why? — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 516

Categorization

• DEFINE: Frames religion as an amalgam of traits rather than a uniform cause, an essential distinction for the reader’s mechanism-level analysis.