I think that what Wolfgang is saying is that this view is the end result of a process of observation and collection of empirical facts
and not the premise with which they started - in other words I have not gone out there specifically looking for facts and observations to support an initial view, (that Islam is more prone to fanaticism and funamentalism) but come to this view through legitimate observations and the discovery of facts. It's the difference between supporting an illogical predjudice and coming to a distinct independent view.

CarolC's premise seems to be that all religions are equally prone/not prone to fanaticism and fundamentalism, and that if you disagree with this one must be ignorant or a bigot or both. I do not think a process of observation and fact-gathering supports this view, especially if one has ever lived for 6 months with Tibetan Buddhists as I have.