Religion Causes wars, apparently

A classic case against religion is the misdirected notion that it is the cause of all wars in history. It is implicitly assumed that religion has inherent deficiencies that somehow inevitably lead to conflict. Yet, this is plainly false. In most religions, there is barely any incitement to violence or war. In fact, by and large, religion has only ever been a force for social cohesion.
People are responsible for war. Where religion has seen to be at the epicentre of war, it has only been used a vehicle or justification for war. People have only ever used religion and the religious believer's faith as vehicle for their own mad designs. If there had been no religion, there have been something else to kindle extremism and ultimately war. to say religion is the direct cause of war is like saying that it was the car's fault when you crash your car (assuming no technical fault with the car, when it was clearly you that was driving.
This whole pathetic blame game is one of the many attempts to denounce religion and not recognise the humanity behind everything we do. It is ridiculous to think that a set of beliefs alone can make someone insane and psychotic. Those who incite war, twist and maim religion to make it fit their horrific world view, or their greedy ambitions.
It is incredibly naive for people to associate the idea with the actions that appear to proceed from it. It is only ever people who bring about the evils that only seem to emanate from a religious cause or defence. It is people who, through religion, and their own misguided idiocies, seek to impose their beliefs, beliefs of peace and love of one's neighbour through violence and deception. It is people who fight over the trivial matters of religion, and never the ones that matter. It is these extremists, those who need a truth higher than themselves, those who cannot function without it, who put nations at war. Or it is the people who use religion only as a form of control to further their own selfish causes. The point is that it is people of a certain psychological structure who find a place in religion because it deals with absolute truth and faith, and can be set at ease. Yet, you might say, there is something wrong with religion, or rather that religion lends itself to extremism and war due to the kinds of people it attracts. But, the truth of the matter is that anything will lead to extremism and war. This of the carnage brought about by wars over political ideology. So it is something endemic in certain kinds of people who will twist things the wrong way for a variety of reasons. Religion only seems to be the centre of this kind of behaviour because it has been the centre of humanity for thousands of years. Fundamentally, religion is a human attempt to find answers to one's life and purpose, particularly for those who find it difficult to create their own way in life. These people are in my view weak and easily lead, but this an issue for another time.