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Whether they should convert doesn't have much to do with if the God is the same one though. Even within Christianity there are multiple denomination. And that's without mentioning wacky offsprings like LDS.
Those denominations you mentioned, apart from LDS, work from the same source material. They think they worship the same God, and any differences are just how other denominations misinterpret the scriptures or tradition somehow.
You calling LDS a "wacky offering" is directly in-line with my comment and not your objection. Mormons believe they worship the same God as other Christians, but do other Christians really believe they worship the same God as Mormons? You know, the God who sent an angel to give a new testament to Joseph Smith?
well i guess this gets into the quite philosophical question of what "the same" actually means ¯\(ツ)/¯
To me, some common ways to distinguish beings is by who they are and by what they've done or experienced. A person who believes God could microwave a burrito so hot that even he couldn't eat it worships a different God from a person who believes the opposite.
A person who believes God, by whatever means, gave revelations to Mohammed worships a different God than a person who believes God did not give revelations to Mohammed.
A Christian who believes God gave revelations to Mohammed is an unthinkable contradiction to me. As is a Christian who doesn't believe one way or the other. Only a Christian who believes God did not give revelations to Mohammed makes sense to be a Christian. That distinguishes the Christian God as a different being from the God of Islam from a Christian's perspective.
Of course, to a Muslim, this is entirely a moot point. They can easily claim to worship the same God as Christians, the same way that Christians can claim to worship the same God as the Jewish religion.
On a related note, although I wouldn't want to try to prove it, I personally think that no two believers actually worship the same god, which is sort of an ignostic sort of belief.