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    Supports→Salvation is not possible only because of conditions or events described in any single true religion

    Perennial philosophers like Aldous Huxley and Frithjof Schuon identify a transcendent unity of religions at the esoteric level, where salvific realization shares a common metaphysical structure across traditions.

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    Aldous Huxley(Named as an example of a perennial philosopher)
    A 20th-century British writer and philosopher best known for the novel 'Brave New World' who argued that all religions point to the same ultimate reality.
    Frithjof Schuon(Named as an example of a perennial philosopher)
    A Swiss philosopher and religious scholar who developed ideas about how all world religions contain hidden universal spiritual teachings at their deepest level.
    Perennial philosophers(The main group being discussed in this statement)
    Thinkers who believe that all major world religions share the same core spiritual truths underneath their different practices and beliefs.
    Salvific realization(What perennial philosophers say is the common goal across religions)
    A spiritual experience or understanding that saves or liberates you—the moment when you grasp religious truth deeply enough to transform your life.

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    Transcendent unity of religions(The main claim of perennial philosophy)
    The idea that despite their different outward forms, all religions are actually united by sharing the same ultimate spiritual truth that goes beyond the physical world.
    esoteric(describing a type of knowledge or practice)
    Something known or understood by only a small group of people; deliberately kept secret or hidden from the general public.
    metaphysical(Ayer's Logical Positivist usage)
    Language that purports to refer beyond the physical world and lacks empirical consequences, which Ayer classifies as not literally significant

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