The reason religion plays such an influential part in our lives is because extinction would have ended our species if it were not for religion. It also gives us hope that our children don’t actually die, but have gone to a far better place called heaven. Such a place had to have a God, and at the time, we had plenty of them. We are all, without exception, behaviorally programmed. We are all, to a greater or lesser degree, behaviorally manipulated. And we are all, to some extent, mind-poisoned and controlled by early suggestion and example. Extreme manipulation is called radicalization. But what is radicalization? It is an ancient, obsessive, and viral idea that has been given a name at last. For centuries it has taken possession of the mind of insecure youths who long for total acceptance. These misguided youths reject previous unsatisfactory programming because it hasn’t fulfilled their expectation of self-importance. There is a conscious dismissal of previous associations and a willingness to give of them to gain recognition and appreciation. This book attempts to understand the psychological motivations of ISIS and other movements in an evolutionary framework. Donald C. Chivers is the author of ten books. A veteran of the World War II Burma Campaign, he became a hospital administrator in Canada. The author grew up in Cardiff, South Wales, and now lives in White Rock, British Columbia. His photographic memory helps put reality into his books. Now retired, he enjoys writing on his balcony overlooking the Pacific. Publisher’s website: http: //sbpra.com/DonChivers