>>19505432«The reason Islamic State behavior seems so barbaric to us is that there are one hundred times more Muslims than Jews. Therefore, the extremes among Muslims are likely to be more extreme than the extremes of the Jews. If there were 1.5 billion Jews on the planet, some of us would likely be killing adulterers and idolaters as well.
We Jews consider ourselves passionate seekers of truth. Upon close inspection, can it be denied that Islam and Judaism are versions of the same religion?
What this realization can do
We want to eliminate our adversaries. One way to accomplish this is by destroying them. A much better way is by turning them into friends. The simplest way to start such a process is by realizing how closely related our religions are.
Now let’s get back to the earlier story. Like the man with dyslexia, we think we are failing in our goal. On the contrary! We need to reframe this. The success of Islam is not our failure but our success! And so is that of Christianity, which is an offshoot of Judaism. They have taken our religion’s most important teachings and spread them to billions of people. Most of the world has become a more civilized place thanks to us. Even Hitler recognized this (though he saw it as a minus), for he condemned us for bringing conscience into the world.»
t. jewish psychologist
