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Why You're Christian - David Perell

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David explores how Christianity forms the basis of Western thought, even among the non-religious. Read here.

Becoming an educated citizen starts with understanding the lineage of your beliefs. For example, look at this iconic line from one of America’s founding documents: “ We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.” This is the most famous sentence in America’s Declaration of Independence. It’s the driving intellectual force behind the nation’s constitutional belief in legal equality. Educated citizens base their commitment to American ideals on it. This commitment shows up in our theories of democracy, in which each citizen has an equal vote, and our justice system, in

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