What's wrong with learning Red Pill Theory?

So what exactly is the problem with learning red pill? Is it because it originated from non Muslims or because it's not in the Quran and Sunnah? If that's the case, then maybe we're not supposed to pursue any field of learning outside of Islamic studies. Maybe it means that we're not supposed to try to learn anything that hasn't been explained in Allah's book, like even, say, bench pressing. Is it haram to learn how to perform heart surgery because there's no hadith about it?

Okay. So this is a tactic of argumentation that has become popular among the Tomasi'en lately, and of course it's based on Rolo Tomasi's pretense that red pill theory is a paraxology and not an ideology, which is just an attempt to try to give his doctrine a veneer of academic credibility. But of course, red pill theory is not a field of education. It's not a new branch of the social sciences. It's not even the study of human behavior.

It is a set of invalid assumptions about human nature using cynically cherry picked data from legitimate social science studies to falsely, dishonestly validate those assumptions. So, no, the problem with red pill theory is not that it was created by non Muslims. The problem with it is that it is wrong. It's dishonest. It's malignant.

It's divisive, and it contradicts the guidance of the Quran and Sunnah in multiple ways. Now as for the argument that red pill theory is a set of ideas that have nothing to do with Islam, the same way that bench pressing has nothing to do with Islam, so no one should really be bothered about it. Well, you can only believe that if you believe that Islam has nothing to say about human nature, human behavior, gender roles, marriage, family, human interaction, and how you should live your life. Because red pill theory deals with all of these areas. They have their own conception of human nature, of male and female fitra, derived from what should be called the philosophy of evolutionary psychology.

They have their own conception of why men and women enter into relationships. They have their own conception of how men should conduct themselves in their relationships with women. They have their own conception of what constitutes value, and their own vision on how happiness can be achieved. So if you don't think that Islam provides guidance in all of these areas, then I fail to see in what areas you think Islam does provide guidance. And if you believe that the statement of Rasulullah that, you know, you know your dunya matters better, you know better how to handle your affairs in the dunya.

If you think that that applies to marriage, then maybe you haven't come across the hadith that says marriage is half your deen. No. Obviously. These are all matters covered by the guidance of Islam, and it is truly absurd. Pretend that human nature, human behavior, human interaction, marriage, how you should treat your spouse, all of these things can be compared to something so trivial as lifting weights in a gym.

Okay. So then what about this other style of argumentation, which is to say that, well, we will take from Red Pill what agrees with Islam and we will leave what disagrees with Islam. Now I've covered this many times before in the past. I've talked about it a lot. But let me use one particular example of something that has been cited as a point of agreement between Islam and Red Pill theory.

Patriarchy. Islam believes in a patriarchal system and so does Red Pill. So what about that? After all, this whole channel is based on an extremely patriarchal ayah, So what do we do with that? Okay.

First of all, patriarchy is not a social construct, and that's actually quite clear in the ayah itself. The ayah is not talking about Muslim men and Muslim women. It is referring to a human reality. Women are more vulnerable than men, and therefore men are by default and by nature their providers and protectors. That's not theory.

It's not a belief system. It's factual reality and always has been. If you're approaching the concept of patriarchy as if it is a choice, then you are delusional. Even the most radical version of feminism, third wave feminism, can't help but inadvertently uphold the unavoidability of patriarchy. They constantly assign responsibility for achieving anything and everything that they want for women upon men.

Men have to control themselves. Men have to make women safe. Men have to give them more opportunities. Men have to do everything. Even they understand that men cannot be compelled by the force of women.

In all they're shouting about destroying the patriarchy, all they are really doing is pleading with the patriarchy to give them more stuff, to be nicer to them, to take care of them better, to make them happier. So what about patriarchy and red pill theory? Well, I would argue that red pill theory and red pillars and Thomas Yeen are firmly opposed to it. They promote the idea that human beings are primitive and animalistic by nature and that their relationships should be guided by selfishness, hedonism, and that they should regard all of their relationships as transient. The idea of she's not yours, it's just your turn.

They reject and resent the notion of men's responsibility for women, and they see women's vulnerability as a transactional advantage to be exploited. You are supposed to treat your resources as more valuable than your wife, and you should of course understand that your wife is only interested in you because of your resources. They take a decidedly adversarial approach to male female relationships, and that is completely incongruent with the concept of patriarchy. In Islam, we understand that patriarchal organization of societal and family life is an inevitability. It's a natural inevitability, and that the comparative advantage of men obliges men to a higher degree of responsibility, accountability, and duty.

There is a constant repetition in the Quran and Sunnah for men to treat women kindly, honorably, decently, gently, generously, patiently, and we have been warned against trying to straighten the rib and to instead deal with women in a forgiving and tolerant and patient manner. We need very little reminder of men's power and authority, as little as we would need to be reminded that water is wet. What Allah knew that we needed to be reminded of was the benevolent use of our authority and power. So, no, I wouldn't say that the concept of patriarchy is a point of agreement between Islam and Red Bill. We view it extremely differently, and we arrive at extremely different conclusions about how patriarchy is supposed to be manifested in the real world.

This is to say nothing of the vast disagreements we have with them with regards to how they view women, how they view human nature, how they view value, and of course, how they view the way men and women should deal with one another. In all of these matters, we are drastically at odds. According to Red Pill theory, the Khalifa Mu'tasim Bilal and the Muslim army would all be regarded as simps when they were mobilized to redeem the honor of one single Muslim woman who had been wronged by the Romans. Now it doesn't matter if you believe that story is true or not. It epitomizes the Muslim ethos with regards to our sisters in Islam, and we are proud of it and we always will be.

How we treat one another is not some secular dunya issue that can find guidance in the perspective of non Muslims. After Tawhid and ibadah, these are the matters that comprise most of our deen, and we cannot find guidance for them outside of Islam.