Can an ideological war be more dangerous than a physical war?
Explain.

Knowledge can be both good and bad. When society lacks knowledge, they do not think for themselves and rather other people would influence them. Someone who is blinded and close minded will provoke themselves into spreading false ideas and claims and those who are also close minded will follow in that path. To lack knowledge is a very dangerous thing and knowledge can be able to eat someone inside out slowly as they differ from the ideas of others.

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