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[Mudhammam]

Why does one need a religion or a faith to believe, based on principles of common sense, that all humans are born equal under natural law?

You don't. It was, however, quite an odd statement at the time.

That can't be true. It's like saying triangles, circles, and squares are all the same shapes.

Why can't it be true that all religions are worshipping the same God?

Because they're all different. If the definitions of God are not the same, then you're not talking about the same being, as a being is defined by its properties. A being that is said to be three persons, who sent his son to die, and offers salvation to the world to all who believe, is not the same as a being who is not three persons, did not have a son, and requires strict adherence to the Five Pillars. And the Gods only get more different and obscure from there.

And why does a revolutionary idea justify a faith? If that's a criteria, who more revolutionary for his time can you find in history than Newton? Why not start a "Newtonian faith," whatever that means, and follow that?