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I believe that if you compare many religions, beliefs or philosophies, you can find similarities. Many of these world religions are based around the idea of finding some sort of truth, whether it be in the form of reason or freedom of sins. No matter what we believe, we are almost always striving to find some explanation for our lives on this earth. We desperately want to explain what we do not know. Why are we here? What happens after we die? To try to cope with and answer these unknowns we prescribe a way of life. Plato said that we need to follow reason to let ourselves out of "the cave." In Christianity people are taught to not sin (or ask for forgiveness when you do) and follow the word of the Lord. When you do these things you are leading the "perfect life," understanding the ultimate truth (leading an examined life) or gaining the favor of the Lord and therefore a favorable afterlife.
So yes I do see the similarities and if you look closer at other beliefs, religion or philosophy, you will find even more.
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