Ernest Holmes observed that religions are not as different as they claim or appear to be. If you don't know who Ernest Holmes is, that's ok. The point is they all want to bring answer and order to the unknowable. They want to create a system of reward. They seek To extend existence and life beyond the living-breathing iteration we are in. They use and understand the curious affliction of guilt that every human suffers. The need for acceptance and community and approval. They wrap it in rules and tradition and tenets and they are off and running.
Look at the breakdown and then understand that, with most, the message is the same, using different words and a different space wizard, prophet or magic guy with mystical powers and access to the real Wizard. Like in the Wizard of OZ, actually. I am not sure the audience of the 30's got the deeper message. :-)
This chart shows when they popped up
This one shows how they are related and rooted in each other
And here is a geographic picture of where they are practiced.
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