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Originally Posted by Gem
Without the 'other', that which we are not, there can't be a religion. 'Us vs. them' is endemic to the very nature of the thing. A necessary feature without which a religion cannot survive.
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Gem,
All valid points…well said. Some would say if you extend that logic you could say that the most basic ‘us vs. them’ is the family. Defenders of religion might say that religion is an effort to expand or extend the family.