re: #616 Dr Lizardo

The only thing that will ultimately lay ISIS down is a crushing defeat. For instance, like how their intellectual predecessors were dealt with in the Kharijite Rebellion of 866-896 A.D. They were ultimately eliminated for the most part, even though some of their ideas later resurfaced under Muhammad ibn Abd-al Wahhab in the 18th Century.

It’ll happen eventually, the theological basis for Al Qaeda,ISIS,Boko Haram, etc has been around a while so it’s not going to disappear any time soon. The anti-Islamists are always going on about Fatwas but I think the non-centalized structure of Islam potentially makes it a very adaptable religion. Unfortunately the “conservatives” (i’ll use that term loosely) have a lot of influence now, but that will change.