Polytheism,

Did you fid out which one?

I know lots of people like Terry Pratchett but I don’t normally enjoy the few books of his I’ve tried. However, I did read the beginning of this one and thought it rather amusing, so I have borrowed the audiobook from the library to give it a go.

Ok so now I know more about what polytheism means I defo don’t have anything against polytheism, in fact at some point I have prayed to many Gods and Goddesses myself and I do have a strong interest in Greek, Egyptian and even Norse religions. But admittedly I am more for Christian faith and religion but I don’t deny the existence of multiple Gods and Goddesses. I actually remember speaking to a pendulum and apparently I have a Goddess as a guardian angel. 

I often ask the Gods to help someone, to help light the way through hardship. I don't think that absent goodwill is ever wasted, whether you call it prayer, good wishes or whatever, at the very least people know that their being thought of kindly which can be a help when you're feeling ill and alone. You can do charity too.

Ahh ok thank you! I think I understand it a bit better now but will defo look at the link.

The best article I saw on this is from:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/polytheism

polytheism: the belief in many gods. 

If you look at the different religions around the world there are many who have multiple gods in their pantheons and some worship spirits more than gods, so the nature of what a deity is can be flexible.

Is it ok if I ask what polytheism means? I’ve tried to google it but I don’t really understand the answers. I’m embarrassed to ask this I’ll admit 

I'm reading the book Small Gods by Terry Pratchett at the moment that seems particularly pertinent here.

There is a part which talks about if Gods only came to exist (in our belief) because we found there was a need to abdicate the responsibility for all the pain of existence to a greater force, that it is all in the service of the "greater good" and it we are really hoping all the pain and misery of existence will be rewarded "in the next life".

Religion comes in for some serious critique but with a lot of laughs along the way.

Of course he does it in a humerous way but there is a lot of good theological material for consideration and a lot of it is held up to analysis and found to be very thin on value.

Well worth a ready if you can get a copy.

If you believe that all the answers lie with God that's absolutely up to you. My belief is that they lie in science and that belief is going to remain.

Thank you prayers are always welcome, but don't cry for me, that feels like a guilt trip and I'm pretty impervious to guilt trips. I know the latest guilt trip by Chrisitians is to say they'll miss me in heaven, but seeing as you don't know me I find that hard to really believe.

I wouldn't take wikipedia as evidence either, it's better than it was, but I still check things I read on there with other sources where possible.

DaughteroftheKing said:

Wikipeadia is your evidence? ok..

The references used in the articles are the research papers on the subjects which are about as close as you get to evidence in the archaeology world.

That said, there is more scientific rigour used in those articles than in the bible so that would be my counter arguement

DaughteroftheKing said:

All talk of it being mega old are lies

I think we have to agree to disagree on this one. I can cite lots of proof but the church's arguement is that it was all conveniently stage managed by their god to look that way. Not a convincing arguement for the scientific community.

DaughteroftheKing said:

I will pray for you

Thank you for the thought, but it really isn't necessary. Please direct your energies to something more tangible (charity work for example) and leave me to deal with any consequences of my own actions.

Or that is the answer to science? 

Science is God's secrets that He tells us little by little. 

Wikipeadia is your evidence? ok.. 

Well each to their own.... but there is one God who was here a long long time before it was called Christianity. That was only when He came to earth to save us... the earth was created some 4000yrs before that which was 2025 yrs ago so that makes the earth about 6000yrs old or so. 

All talk of it being mega old are lies. Check our research on Young earth and see the Kolbe center if you are interested. it's best to check out both sides before deciding on what is the truth

I will pray for you because it's so sad you don't accept your Creator who loves you so much - your Father. 

I'll pray for you, that makes me cry

I don't have much to say but would like to describe my feeling \o/.

Many gods seems more interesting but equally more overwhelming. It feels to me like having a puzzle-piece with the wrong shape.

It's clearly a personal thing to feel that way, maybe due to individualism (but not selfish-ism).

Somehow the world must be created by a single artist; but then again: which artists do it all by themselves (even the canvas)? So what feels natural to me is probably cultural and not innate.

(I don't belong to a religion nor am atheist etc. and am just "undecided" and fine.)

Martin said:

that autistic people have a lower incidence of belief in God, or engage in religious observance, than the general population.

That doesn’t surprise me. 

You can believe that if you wish and I will say nothing against you, but to my mind and soul there are many Gods and Goddesses, the Christian God being but one of them, one who I choose not to worship.

TheCatWoman said:

Eeewww, decaf, the very idea should be expunged from humanity!

I agree! I really enjoy strong, black coffee.

I have a manual espresso machine that makes excellent full flavoured, strong espressos, so long as I buy my preferred coffee blend. I have perfected the art of tamping the coffee grounds with just a hint of pressure to produce coffee with a smooth, light golden crema. 

Science is the answer to that. 

DaughteroftheKing said:

Monotheism came first.

I think this is fairly easy to factually disprove.

There is an interesting timeline of religion here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_religion

The earliest forms of worship (circa 38,000 BC) appear to be animistic in form although absolute proof cannot be established since we cannot ask them.

There are many more, clearly defined religious worship practices that predate the "one god" approach which Christianity has tried to revise by claiming mankind has only been around since the one god theory arose and made any prior proof a hoax made up by the one god itself. Terribly convenient!

I'm not claiming your choice of god does not exist, just that there is a lot of evidence to establish they were not the first god being worshipped which pokes a few holes in their claim.

DaughteroftheKing said:

Lies are boring. 

I wholeheartedly agree.