(This is an archived extract from the book Patterns of Power: Edition 2)
Some people base their morality on religion. The major religions have divided into multiple strands (4.2.2.1) but they have a substantial degree of commonality; they all support the Golden Rule (4.2.2.2). Religions have also been a source of friction (4.2.2.3).
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