Contrasting 21st-century religious extremism across Christianity, Judaism and Islam with its historical antecedents, this work demonstrates that while Jihadis may have legitimate social grievances - the suffering of the Palestinians, American support for Arab dictators, and the presence of foreign troops in Muslim lands - they have no real goals. And ever since 9/11, we have unfortunately been fighting the same cosmic war, the war they want: the so-called 'War on Terror'. *How do we win a Cosmic War?