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This is interesting, sportswidow... and I would have agreed with you in the past, as I always thought people should have a foundation in one belief system, even if they decided to toss it out later in life. It helps one mentally, I thought, to not have two authority figures (parents) telling you very different things about beliefs... which often leads to confusion and abandonment of being spiritual in any
way.

However, I think a little differently now, as I see pluralism/relativism as not necessarily being bad things (even though I am spiritual myself, and lean towards Christianity + Buddhism). So I'm curious: how did you come to the understanding that a background in one religion in particular would serve as a better base of knowledge than exposure to multiple belief systems? Can anyone else address this question?

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