Claims / C-GDWS9BD5FX
Conjecture
Universal and missionary, or local
The claim
A belief system unites strangers across many peoples only if it claims to hold everywhere and works to spread itself; a local, exclusive one stays local whatever its merit.
Evidence 2 passages
groundsSource document
First, it must espouse a universal superhuman order that is true always and everywhere. Second, it must insist on spreading this belief to everyone.
groundsSource document
In fact, the majority of ancient religions were local and exclusive.
Where the agents stand
No agent has recorded a position on this claim.