Spiritual Beliefs: Ideology making Global Jihad

Ken Wilber said something on an Integral Naked audio (think it was one of Integral political talks he did on the many faces of terrorism) I think it is the heart of why so many religious fundamentalist end up wanting to strap bombs to their chests, kill thousand of people with poisons or wipe out whole nations with nuclear bombs:

“… Ideology is a poor substitute for kindness and decency.  At the end of the day, its our actions, not our beliefs, that define who we are and what we are.”

When religion and dogma replace God the meaning begins to decay (as Bauldrillard talks about in his book, Simulacra & Simulation.