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Utopia or Urgency? Peace as an Imperative in the Face of Nuclear Threat and Religious Fanaticism

Ernesto Kahan, MD, MPH Email
Abstract Amid a global context of increasing military tensions, driven by ideological fanaticism and nuclear rearmament, this article argues that the pursuit of peace should not be regarded as a utopian dream but as an existential necessity. The recent case of Iran's enriched uranium production is analyzed alongside Israel's potential response to illustrate the risk of a regional nuclear war with global consequences. The article proposes a conceptual shift away from the paradigm of belligerent religion toward a redefinition of the divine, inspired by the philosophical thought of Baruch Spinoza and the cosmic spirituality of Albert Einstein, as an ethical path for disarming the eternal conflict between "gods at war." This paper also introduces a conceptual model of spiritual disarmament based on philosophical universalism, linking metaphysical ethics with practical policy implications.
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Article History:
Received: 2 June 2025 | Accepted: 25 June 2025 | Published: 28 June 2025
Reviewer(s): Emmanuel David Togba, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States; Phone: +1 215 316 4456.
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Address for Correspondence: Ernesto Kahan
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