A Simple Rule

[abaris]

The vast majority of Muslims are people who just happened to be born to Muslim parents. They didn't choose to be Muslim, they were indoctrinated. For many, the idea of leaving Islam is nearly unthinkable.

Indoctrinated takes it too far in my opinion. Just look at rural environments in our countries. Religion is a tradition there. And it's even more so in Islamic countries which are for the most parts less developed, former colonies and have less of a broader education. Some have the same living standards as they had when they were still part of the Osman empire. Many can't even read or write when it comes to remote regions and owning a few sheep is as far as they will climb the social ladder. God is the only constant in their lives.