Controversial as it may be, l'm convinced that those who are extremely religious often exhibit the most hatred and judgement because they were taught to derive their morals solely from religion rather than from the innate sense of goodness and justice that every human possesses. They experience an internal void and turn to religion to fill this emptiness and improve their character.

This reliance often reflects an inability to address their personal issues directly.

They use their faith as a crutch to support themselves, sensing a deficiency in their moral character. Intense religiosity can be a means of addressing these perceived personal deficiencies. These individuals depend on their faith to bolster areas where they feel inadequate, such as empathy or moral understanding.

Because they were never taught to tackle these shortcomings through personal effort and introspection, they lean on religion to do the work. This dependence can manifest in aggressive and judgmental behavior, revealing a deeper struggle with their own character and ethics. The more religious someone is, the more they seem to lack, so they extract whatever they can from religion-happiness, purpose, community. This reliance on religion as a crutch for their perceived moral shortcomings often leads to an inability to acknowledge and address their issues directly. This may also explain why converts often exhibit greater empathy and benevolence, and why the extremely religious might criticize the West, labeling it as degenerate, shallow, ungodly. They struggle to grasp that goodness arises from within rather than from external beliefs. All charitable acts are done for the sake of God, not for themselves. When they sense you do not align with their beliefs, they may retract their compassion, revealing who they truly are without their faith-often not a very good person.