First, these principles are not exclusive or original to Judeo-Christianity. They are universal principles that all humans understand and arrive at regardless of their participation in the Judeo-Christian religion.6 This includes cultures and religions that predate Judaism and even holds true within Judaism itself, as Christopher Hitchens pointed out: My mother’s Jewish ancestors are told that until they got to Sinai, they’d been dragging themselves around the desert under the impression that adultery, murder, theft, and perjury were all fine, and they get to Mount Sinai only to be told it’s
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