“It’s not either/or..... perhaps many or most jihad terrorists ARE mentally ill by some definition, else they could not do what they do.”
I don’t think that’s the case. They have a world view in which one works to please Allah but never knows whether the bad outweighs the good. It’s a religion of works with no grace.
But, if you blow yourself up killing infidels, that wipes out the slate and you get the virgins.
Ignorant boys with no education raised that way from birth. They are just fitting in with their culture and doing what they are expected to do. The culture is, perhaps, insane. But not the members who are just fitting in.
Similar to the Kony’s childrens army in Africa.
They come from a culture of inbreeding, which is well known for producing defective offspring. Schizophrenia rates are sky high in muzzie countries and communities. Add islam and you've got guaranteed disaster.