The course of the world is such that either the world will become rational or that all the people of the world will become casualties of the devout; a critical mass is a principle of aggregate instability.
While some religions have a history of non-aggression, many have a history of intolerance; the two shall always meet and contend.
The philosophy of Mutual Self Destruction is useless as a bargaining chip in this Texas Hold-em game we now find ourselves playing with the wrong hole cards.
You can't play Mutual Self Destruction when the enemy considers that a win and you consider it a loss or tie.