I'll bang the gong for polytheism a little
Posted by greenmanp on April 7, 2024, 8:36 am, in reply to "
True"
..and say that different peoples had their different gods, and took those gods with them where they went. And other people in other places tended to respect that - 'Oh, he's an Egyptian, he worships Amun or Horus' or whatever. 'He's a Hittite, of course he worships Hittite gods.' But monotheism is INVARIABLY intolerant of ANY beliefs but their own. And so religious wars were invented...
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- “Nuremberg stands as a warning to all who plan - observer April 6, 2024, 4:51 pm
- Re: “Nuremberg stands as a warning ? - Christopher Blackwell April 9, 2024, 6:45 pm
- For God gawd's sake ... - Sir Real April 6, 2024, 6:57 pm
- 75 years of atrocities - greenman April 7, 2024, 4:21 am
- Sir Unreal - observer April 6, 2024, 8:11 pm
- Right where they are IF they would abide by their agreements - Pikes Peak 14115 April 6, 2024, 10:27 pm
- A world gone insane… - Skye April 7, 2024, 5:08 am
- THEN…. - Skye April 7, 2024, 6:39 am
- An extreme solution, perhaps - greenman April 7, 2024, 7:42 am
- True - Skye April 7, 2024, 8:30 am
- I'll bang the gong for polytheism a little - greenmanp April 7, 2024, 8:36 am
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