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I don't believe religion is the only difference between the societies so I can't deduce that some intrinsic quality of Islam is the root cause of the differences of outcomes.
That Christianity has had its violent and reprehensible eras when viewed with modern viewpoints suggests to me that there's more to it than the name applied to the religion.
If I magically transplanted you or I into those countries and we lived the same lives, we'd hold the same views and would have the same chance of falling to extremism.
And if the base religion was swapped out but the rest of the socioeconimic and geopolitical factors remained the same, I'm not convinced that the outcomes would be different. It's difficult (impossible?) to compare Islam and Christianity in the apples to apples comparison necessary to call one vastly more evil than another IMO.
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Photon, it sounds like you were exposed to a cult that teaches, and adheres to what most Christians would deem a heretical perspective.
You are a smart guy, and obviously, given your past, appreciate a contrarian perspective on religion, and its historical effects.
I would highly recommend everyone reading the sociologist of religion, Rodney Stark, an agnostic who has actually debunked a great deal of the negative myths surrounding Christianity. For example, that the witch-burnings of the early Enlightenment were actually condemned by Rome, and often had their biggest supporters among early rationalists, such as Isaac Newton?
Check him out, he's excellent:
https://www.amazon.ca/Rise-Christian.../dp/0060677015
https://www.amazon.ca/Bearing-False-...6074909&sr=1-1
https://www.amazon.ca/Victory-Reason...6074909&sr=1-4