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Date: November 04, 2017 11:40AM
An earlier thread also caused me to #ponderize on myth, and I took your train of thought on that thread and let it go.
It occurred to me that before one god, when there were many gods, it was accepted and understood that worship of "different" gods was the norm.
"You're going to Temple X today, where these six or twelve or thousand gods have been/are worshipped; we're going to join the group paying homage at the base of the volcano. All bases are covered, so let's all meet up tomorrow for the feast."
Even flesh-and-bone humans were worshipped as "gods."
Then, there was only one god, and each unique group had the "secrets" that only "their" god could impart, and all prior (and other) gods were condemned as "myth," and worshippers faded or were destroyed.
The One God became many codified religions, and many of those have taken us through hell. Each group knew the "One Nameless God" like no other could.
Maybe we must "evolve back" through to being okay with the many gods of many groups, to understand peace. Maybe the gods need to be named as truly unique to each group, even though the embattled claims are of "Our One True God" (that is the same god).
The God of Abraham=
The God of the Israel ≠ The God of Rome ≠ The God of Evangelists ≠ The God of Islam ≠ The God of UU ≠ The God of Mormons ≠ ...
No inherent logic can exist in this formula, thus, conflict.
Sharing (sans sharing) just the one god has been rough on humanity.
I don't assume that those who conjured the books of religions to be masters of logic, but rather, seeking to turn the tides of belief to their own flavor, their own favor:
"Look, we're not asking that you change the basics. This one little addition, now long rumored and sung among many, is a growing trend best accepted. We're writing it down, just to be safe."
How can the same god who slammed the doors of Eden, killed all of humanity with a flood, or turned someone into a pillar of salt, morph into the same god who says that all are worthy of forgiveness, even the worst among us? One little change at a time, all now neatly written down, carved into stone, as it were.
Once that happened, we were bound into a single, unevolving myth, yet it's still the story of many evolving myths, but - we are looking from inside of fishbowls.
It's not the same god, I don't care how one twists the tale.
That Constantine. What a trouble-maker. Anything goes, but it must be of Abraham.
We are still tribal; the tools have evolved, and we need to catch up. We are like Cling-ons with antimatter.