The role of Islam in the current conflicts

[God of Mr. Hanky]

I leave it to you.

You do that. The problem is that you never will.

If you were truly sure that Islam was anything better than a mass delusion, then you wouldn't be attempting to vindicate it (and yourself for believing it) here, where we need nothing of the sort.

Oh, and I could truly care less that you want to prove Islam is not an evil or violent religion. History proves again and again how all religions become violent when a large sectarian group, or an alliance of the same controls enough people. The purpose of a religion is not to teach people how to live better, at this they fail miserably. If you think you are a good family man on account of your religion, then you are misappropriating credit - the only thing any religion does for you is dull your thinking in exchange for the social camaraderie of the group. Of course camaraderie is beneficial, but the price is your ...er, soul, which is actually your mind (just try and go anywhere outside of your body without the mind which remembers everything, especially when the mind is dead). This is how they get people to feel and react more, while thinking less. The more your religious leaders can get people to react without thinking, the more they can control you. T_h_i_s is why evangelical world religions were invented!