The causation argument is much more complicated, but still quite reasonable. The Atlantic [1] has the best one I&#x27;ve seen so far. The TL;DR of it is that Islam was born out of a time of war and the literal reading of its teachings advocates violence against non-Muslims who do not submit. If we continue with the narrative that the violent Muslims are a radical faction that&#x27;s perverting the true nature of Islam, we&#x27;re denying the true nature of Islam. It&#x27;s more accurate to say that the non-violent Muslims are the ones that have perverted their religion into one that can live in peacefully with non-Muslims.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;what-isis-really-wants&#x2F;384980&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;what-isi...</a>