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One (sometimes overlooked) aspect of these faiths is the notion of authority, that God/Jehova/Allah looks down on his creation from an aspect of ultimate power and wisdom. The suggestion is that if we want a share of wisdom, we need to look upwards.
There are of course exceptions to this (The Kabbalah, and many Christian - and I guess Moslem sects and branches) who prefer a more natural, flatter approach - but these are not the norm here in the West.
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