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00:03

Acceptance of Religions... a la Shmoop.

00:06

Earth.

00:07

You’ve…probably seen this thing before. [Earth in space]

00:08

A giant, floating rock in the middle of a vast and empty space. That's all it is, really...

00:13

Well, except for the fact that it's the host of all known life in the universe. And, more [Lots of people in a busy area]

00:17

importantly…as far as we're concerned, at least… human life.

00:20

You might think that humans…conscious, aware, intelligent beings capable of language, rationality,

00:25

empathy, and so much more…. [Three people stood in a field]

00:27

…would be wise enough to set aside their differences and get along.

00:30

I mean, come on, we’re not dim-witted sloths. [Sloth eating a leaf upside down]

00:33

Sorry, sloths. Take a look at this.

00:36

And this.

00:37

Aaand this.

00:38

And…all these, too.

00:39

Yep. Maybe we didn’t give the sloths enough credit.

00:42

Death, torture and abuse have been around for a long time... and much of it because [People in a room in ancient times]

00:46

of a few minor differences in religious beliefs.

00:49

Which is pretty funny, because all of these different religions… [An empty church room]

00:52

…Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, The Church of the Flying Spaghetti [Different religious symbols appear in the Church room]

00:56

Monster, and whatever else folks believe in...

00:59

…ultimately, they're all pretty much the same thing or very very similar. When it comes down to it, they’re all just

01:04

about looking for answers on this floating rock of ours. [Earth floating in space]

01:07

Who are we? How did we get here? What’s the meaning of life?

01:10

What would we do for a Klondike Bar?

01:12

Actually…we don't want to talk about that. [Man in a bear costume sat on the floor]

01:14

We've done a lot for a Klondike Bar and we're not proud of it.

01:18

But uh…back to the religion thing.

01:20

Far too often, people spend more time focusing on other’s differences than on their similarities.

01:25

And the tiniest little comment about one of those differences...

01:28

…can contribute to something much bigger…and much more devastating…than might have been intended. [People protesting in Palestine]

01:33

So even if you just wanted to impress your friends with your “hilarious” quip about

01:37

someone else's religion… [Man telling a joke about religion and girl looks unimpressed]

01:38

…and please note the sarcasm….

01:40

…you're only adding fuel to the fire… encouraging the world to be rooted in hate

01:44

and intolerance, rather than reaching toward acceptance and brotherhood. [A huge pile of rubble]

01:47

And… what kind of a world would that be?

01:49

Oh, wait…

01:50

It's, uh… kind of the world we're in now.

01:52

Man…looks like we’re not the only ones who [Man points gun at employee of ice cream store]

01:54

would do some messed up things for a Klondike Bar…

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