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Originally Posted by activeStick
How religious do you think the leaders in Israel and in their cabinet are? Do you think they've ever taken action to fulfill prophecies from their book?
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If you're asking me if I think there is a cabal extreme orthodox Jewish rabbis who use the literal translation of holy books to make domestic and foreign policy decisions, and one head rabbi is executing state decisions and head of the military, then no I don't believe that.
Does Iran have a cabal of Islamic fundamentalist clerics using the literal translation of holy books to make domestic and foreign policy decisions, and one head cleric at the top with the power to execute state decisions and is head of the military, then yes I do believe that. That is literally what Iran's constitution is.
Iran's constitution is based on the notions of spreading Islam and preparing for judgment. It states that only Allah has the right to legislate (which they do through clerical "experts" interpreting holy books) and all outcomes are his will, which removes the mortal human element from decisions. Israel and Iran aren't even comparable on levels of theocracy.
I absolutely would never want a fundamental cleric
from any religion with the ability to deploy nukes. If Iran became a nuclear power, my personal belief is that they don't want it as a deterrent, but as something that would definitely be used.