How do we slay the dragon?

[Mudhammam]

Maybe religion is just one expression of the real dragon at work. What makes people fanatical about ideologies which have nothing to do with religion?

Good question. I'm inclined to think a general lack of self-respect, misinformation, credulity enhanced by an ignorance of scientific and humanistic thinking, among other things, leads to more fanaticism. Interestingly, those few things I suggested describe all of the major orthodox faiths--from Christianity to Communism.