Judaism, Christianity and Islam are based on deliberate irrationalism
The success of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is not built on reason, universal love, or compassion, but on quite the opposite. First, these religions embrace deliberate irrationalism. They elevate faith above reason, demanding submission rather than questioning. Where Hindu and Buddhist traditions allowed philosophical debate and plural paths, the Abrahamic traditions enforced obedience and punished dissent.
Second, they transformed theology into a weapon of imperialism. Doctrines of chosenness, salvation, and exclusive revelation gave moral cover for empire, colonization, and conquest. The Cross marched with the sword, the Crescent with the scimitar, the Torah with the covenantal exclusivity of a chosen tribe. Religion became the ideological shield for armies and kings.
Third, their ethics are dualistic and self-serving. Believers are embraced as brothers; outsiders are demonized as heathens, kaffirs, gentiles. This Manichaean moral universe creates solidarity internally, while justifying violence externally. It is not universal ethics, but tribal ethics sanctified as divine.
Fourth, the system thrives on double standards. Violence by believers is holy war; resistance by outsiders is barbarism. Conversion is liberation; refusal is damnation. Christian martyrs are glorified, while non-Christian victims are forgotten. Muslim suffering is sacred, but the persecution of others by Muslims is erased. Jews recall their exiles and pogroms but rarely admit their own theological contempt for gentiles.
Fifth, there is no real accountability within these faiths. Atrocities are excused as God’s will, or blamed on heretics, schismatics, or “bad rulers.” Unlike Hindu and Buddhist traditions, which emphasize karma as universal law applying to all beings, Abrahamic faiths place justice in the hands of a partial God—who excuses his favorites.
Sixth, the core principle is “Might is Right.” Victories are seen as proof of divine favor. Defeat is interpreted as punishment from God, requiring stricter faith and harsher laws. This theology sacralizes power itself, turning military conquest into spiritual destiny.
Finally, they succeed by delegitimizing all rivals—both non-Abrahamic and even each other. Judaism mocked paganism, Christianity branded Judaism a fossil and Islam a heresy, Islam in turn claimed both Judaism and Christianity were corruptions. By monopolizing truth, each delegitimized not only other civilizations but also their closest cousins.
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