Reply #3: what makes you so sure they were even religiously insane?

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they were criminals crazy enough to go on a massive murder/suicide mission, but we obviously didn't get much of a chance to interview them about their motives. we only know they were part of an organization that uses religion as ONE of their control/recruitment mechanisms. they also use violence and threats and propaganda and cash as lures.

in particular, supposedly they threaten to kill family if you don't do as told and they promise to pay family handsomely if you fulfill your mission. it's entirely possible that some of all of the 19 didn't even give a rat's ass about religion.