The author is implying that Daesh or something like it would&#x2F;could exist without religion and specifically without Islam. I doubt that. Also, just because there is Muslim on Muslim violence doesn&#x27;t mean that Islam isn&#x27;t the cause of it. Wars between different factions of the same religion are the rule, not the exception. So ignoring religion as a cause of these problems while touting climate change is both silly and goes against the stated goals of the essay to not tout slogans as solutions. Otherwise, it&#x27;s a pretty good take on the situation.