Haddock, are you familiar with Amartya Sen? He is a nobel-peace prize winning economist of Indian origin, who really seem to have some sort of grudge against Samuel Huntington. The premise of Amartya Sen's book is that an individual is shaped by many things around him. Religion is one of these things. However, there are other things that shape a human being. Is he pro abortion? Is he a liberal or a conservative? Is he an atheist? What Amartya Sen is saying is that religion, which Samuel Huntington emphasizes is just one thing that shapes an individual. Religion/culturte may not necessarily be what an individual may emphasize. For example, his economic background may be more important to him than anything else. As you know, Samuel Huntington's book is considered racist by many people. David Duke is a big fan of his.