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What is religion? For some people the Ten Commandments and the need to follow the Lord Jesus Christ are facts. It's the very creator of the universe ordering things! Or the laws in the Quran are undisputed truths for some, not some wishy-washy matter of debate.

How did we ever manage to get past that?

A lot of tribal, identity-based politics is much like religion in this way. For the believers it's simply truth. For outsiders it's just one faith out of many that you should keep private in a secular society.

All of the above are highly political. There are people who feel very strongly on either side of those positions.

Too much politics is the stuff that gets one fired. After a few iterations the calibration might be reached.