Elgee N J
West J Med. 1984 Jun;140(6):964-8.
Belief systems overlie powerful biological and psychological forces that are root causes of war. Much as in medicine where an appreciation of health belief systems is necessary in the control of illness and disease, so the paths to the control of war may lie in an understanding of belief systems and ways to circumvent them. Such understanding gives strong theoretical support to many time-honored but underutilized international initiative and educational ventures. The effort of the medical community to educate the public about biomedical aspects of nuclear war should gain more balance and sophistication with an appreciation of belief systems in the psychobiology of war.
信仰体系掩盖了强大的生物和心理力量，而这些力量是战争的根本原因。就如同在医学领域，要控制疾病就必须了解健康信仰体系一样，控制战争的途径可能在于理解信仰体系以及规避这些体系的方法。这种理解为许多历史悠久但未得到充分利用的国际倡议和教育事业提供了强有力的理论支持。医学界努力向公众普及核战争的生物医学方面的知识，若能认识到战争心理生物学中的信仰体系，将会更具平衡性和深度。
