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Why All Religions Aren’t Basically the Same and Why We Wish They Were

Why All Religions Aren’t Basically the Same and Why We Wish They Were

Have you ever heard people arguing about whether “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie or not? Both sides dig in with their positions and disagree passionately, even though they usually agree that it’s a great movie. The debate never seems productive. We wish they’d just stop. I think it’s tempting to see various religions that way. They all seem to agree on things like kindness, honesty, and self-control. Do the other things really matter?