Why did monotheism win over polytheism?
Prolly cuz they got lucky with Constantine.
>>77412118
Because there is only one God. Polytheism is just humans trying to explain things.
>Jews had nothing to do with polytheism
>Jews had everything to do with monotheism
wow really makes you think...
>>77412118
well the largest world religion is a polytheistic religion with their 3 gods shit
>>77412495
Omg fedora! Atheist vegan fuck! *dibs fedora* xD
t. Loser that wants everyone else to adapt his unintentional celibated shitty lifestyle in form of hardline christianity
>>77412118
Why isn't that kid black? Waste of a perfectly good KANG opportunity
>>77412486
RARE
>>77413084
idag vas er dank ass maymays mein venn
>>77412118
polytheism is less organized and monotheism is able to maintain canon beliefs (heretics aren't really a thing in polytheistic religion, if you believe in the deities you can believe what you want about them).
also cults in polytheism were the inspiration for monotheistic religion, along with other things like Zoroastrianism (dualist religion that arguably inspired Christianity heavily).
>>77413456
NEW
>>77412118
Polytheist religions had no punishment for not believing in them. Actually it was encouraged to believe in and pray to multiple gods.
Monotheism says that you will be punished if you don't commit to their one "true" God.
>>77413554
Oh, thought americans were serious about the church being the only way against degeneracy
>>77414344
dunno düde
>>77412118
Monarchy. I figure when people wanted to support having one leader for life instead of despotism or anarchy, they had to make up some divine bullshit that only magically favored one person, as a justification for kings having absolute power.
>>77412605
Jew here. Reluctantly one of the few times we agree.
>>77412118
>anthro
>>77412118
Because people got smarter and had more access to knowledge and education. Next logical step would be atheism but it turned out people get retarded again and stuck with their god. It wouldn't surprise me if humanity turns polytheistic again in the future.
>>77414324
this, just a way to consolidate power
>>77412118
As churches became more and more powerful with the increase of disposable income, Churches for each particular deity became more and more competitive.
It is only natural that mega churches started to swallow up the smaller ones. This sort of thing happens in the market as well.
Because one god that cares about humanity > multiple petty/childish gods that are ambivalent at best, malevolent at worst towards humanity
inb4 "If God is really benevolent, why does suffering exist CHECKMATE CHRISTFAGS"
Did it really though? Alot of big religions are polytheistic hinduism, even christianity you worship jesus god holy spirit virgin mary and so on it has even the typical patron deites st christopher is a patron of drivers kind of like ares of warriors and hermes of messengers
>>77412404
Fpbp
>>77414884
it's more about church power structure. In rome each temple to a deity was independent from the other.
what the catholic religion has some pseudo polytheism with the trinity and saints, it's all under one church.
>>77412118
It took a long time. Monotheisn came from picking one of many gods to worship. Early jews still worshiped baal. Read the bibles first testament to learn more
>>77412118
Organised violence
>>77412118
Because people had trouble remembering all of their names.
>>77412118
It didn't, monofags are just the loudest
>>77415122
Didnt the romans also have some kind of head figure of the faith? And while the gods were independent they were in the same pantheon there was the father of gods there was chierachy just like in christianity. But youre partialy right the church was much more consolidated
>>77412118
It reinforces acceptance of a single ruler figure better than polytheism; multiple gods, why do we have one hereditary king? And so one over time becomes the primary focus of the religion, and becomes stronger and more important than the others.
Over time, some religions may abandon the other gods entirely or relegate them to non-deity status, so they become angels and demons or other such things.
>>77412118
>Polytheism: A pantheon of gods rules over the Earth, each with extraordinary powers over the elements, and none of them care about you. If you pray to them, maybe they'll give you a good harvest if they're in a good mood. When you die, you go to the underworld, where your soul will remain with all of the other souls for the rest of eternity.
>Monotheism: There is one god, who created and controls everything, and he loves you, and every other human uniquely. If you pray to him, you will find happiness in your life, and he is willing to forgive you for your actions. When you die, if you've been good, you will join him in his eternal kingdom in heaven, and be at peace for eternity.
You're a peasant farmer from the 4th century AD with not a lot to live for. Pick one.
>>77412404
Constantine only facilitated organizing and codifying. He didn't even make Christianity the state religion.
>>77415486
The romans had state paid ritualist to perform rituals needed from the states prosperity, such as before battle and to tell the future. The emperor was considered head priest in this respect.
But they also had officially sanctioned public and private cults. they basically acted as small churches to what every of the many God and belief system that fell under roman mythology.
>>77412118
Polytheism was too degenerate. Jesus was all pure and good, but pagan gods were very human like and not very good role models.
>>77412118
Because God came to earth and proved he was God. Ask the Polish. They know who God is and will give their lives to protect the Church. GOD bless Poland!
>>77412118
It's easier to worship one deity than multiple. Easier to remember one god name than hundreds. More direct line
>>77416698
>but pagan gods were very human like and not very good role models.
More than that, almost all of them were assholes. In pretty much every pantheon, the only major god that wasn't a complete asshole was the god of the underworld.
>>77412118
>Be Roman Empire
>Have Roman Paganism be the state religion
>Hard to manage multiculti empire without divine legitimacy to rule over various ethnicity.
>See Monotheism
>ooooooh baby
>>77416698
Good role models? What the fuck, are you mentally deficit or do you suffer from ADHD?
Christianity is the religion which will basically castrate you.
>>77416841
Life's a bitch, the Gods reflected that.
>>77412486
Because there are many gods, one god is just humans trying to simplify it.
Damn this is why nothing gets through to the religious
>>77417024
>the Gods
That's not a thing. God in reference to the Abrahamic God is a proper noun due to the way its used. Saying Gods is grammatically incorrect. Also, people don't like having shit gods.
>>77416906
Romans had no qualms about letting conquered people practice their heathen religions.
>>77417192
>being this autistic over a capitalized letter.
>>77412118
Shit, I never thought 999 would get this even more fucking crazy
>>77412118
Jews
No seriously Christianity was created by the Jew to destroy Rome
Less complicated
>>77417197
no they didn't.
But it is hard to foster allegiance to Rome if they don't share some kind of horizontal-linkage (culture, language, religion, ethnicity).
Christianity gave the Roman Empire a horizontal-linkage for people that otherwise would have nothing in common.
>>77412118
It reduced religious factionalism within society, making society more cohesive and better coordinated.
>>77417132
>advocates polytheism as something more than an explanation
>goes on to try and explain things
bro, like, come on.
>>77412118
Think about it this way. If you have an upset stomach, heartburn, indigestion, and diarrhea do you want to take a different medicine for each symptom? Or would you rather just swig some pepto bismal? Monotheism is the pepto mismal of spirituality.
>>77412486
keep telling yourself that
Because they killed anyone who didn't believe, like with Islam.
>>77417457
But it gave Rome its last golden age.
It was the unwashed pagan hordes that gutted the empire.
>>77416565
No but it was a pretty big step.
>>77417192
If you are referring to a specific set of gods, then it is correct.
>>77412118
>Monotheism
>Polytheism
Fuck that.
I'm a Molytheist
>>77412118
Because anyone who was stupid enough to make up a religion where there was a god of fire, a god of lightning, a god of rain etc got BTFO once scientific advancements gave us explanations for those specific things instead of "it's god magic". However with monotheism all you need is a "god of literally everything" and suddenly it's much harder to decisively disprove.
>>77412118
basically
>>77418144
thanks Kek
Too many names to memorize.
Because people are predictably retarded. Many people create many different gods. Afterwards they start arguing who's God is bigger. People start creating more and more powerful gods until some Jew makes a God with unlimited abilities so everyone worships him
In all candor? It makes it easier for the ruler to simply ally himself with one God who is "on his side" and makes things less complicated.
Not a coincidence that monotheism began to take hold among the Roman masses just as imperial Rome was truly getting settled (imperial Rome survived until the fall of Constantinople, right up until it fell Constantinople was known in the texts as " New Rome."
That's probably the easiest explanation. As for Islam, it made it easier for Mohammed to wage his campaigns as a war lord if he claim to have the backing of the ONE and ONLY true God, rather than one god among many.
It's interesting to contrast this with how Alexander ruled....
>>77418144
What video is that?
>>77412118
Because, God squad, and people believe bullshit, like Egyptians worshiped the sun when they built pyramids aligned to starts that count a 26,000 year cycle that is so precise you'd have to be a mathematic genius, like Einstein, and you all know they is good at "buying" then after wars... Like exodus.
>>77416951
Monotheism presents god as perfection. Humans are encouraged to be godly and to follow his example. I don't believe the (worldwide except for isolated ooga booga tribes) shift to monotheism is reversible, it just represents an evolution of human understanding of the world and ourselves. The old gods were personifications of the uncontrollable powers of nature. The only connecting line between humans and gods was sacrifice, often human sacrifice. Mythology saw any direct contact with gods as bad luck as it usually ended up with the human being robbed, enslaved, killed and his women raped. The pagan gods weren't nice and loving at all and saw humans as some irrelevant ant like creatures. Enter monotheism, the good god, the merciful god, the role model god who is inside every human to a degree. It just so happened to coincide with technological progress and the time humans weren't at mercy of the elements for the first time. Greeks and Romans were the most evolved and had some fairly advanced tech towards the end of their Empire, but most European pagans, especially Nordics and Slavs were cave dwelling savages at that time.
>>77418711
Got expelled in 139bc with some astrologers too, or Astro-mathematicians.
>>77412118
Why is tf my fetish?
>>77418872
You know like the holocuast happened so exodus totally happened. Same authors here.
>>77412118
>father son and holy ghost
>not polytheism
>>77419045
It's not because it's the same guy. He is god (holy spirit), he's the father of men, he's the son of men.
Various saints of Christianity like Virgin Mary are just that - saints. They aren't actual gods, only servants of god
>>77418985
Like people will chat saying 9/11 was an inside job, but to judge the credibility of a book, written by potentially the same people. Is not an idea? I'm sure the bible is a totally true recollection of those events, to a 'degree' like based on true story style.
>>77412495
Modern Jews are idolaters who rejected their own God to worship foreign Gods.
See: the golden calf, pic very related
>>77419342
Muloch?
>>77419342
Or baphomet, same difference. Updates.
>>77419342
jesus you are as bad as the muslims, people cant make a statue of anything without you screaming about idols and satanism.
>>77419569
Jesus 'people get mad, Over my invisible dad' Christ?
>>77419992
Out by 7... Would you believe it.
>>77412118
Unified loyalty to one being > divided loyalties to many beings
>>77420698
Capatiliasm vs communism. Basically.
But gods not money.
Sure you're easy.
Just do gods or money or gods = money because, what is tribute?
>>77420991
Tax all folkes
Yeah they call me rabbit, this is the turtle race.
>>77412605
Funny, the world's fastest religion is a cult based on the moon.
>>77412118
Why is there a weird trend to draw sequence of events from right to left?
>>77421495
and what would that be
>>77418794
>European pagans, especially Nordics and Slavs were cave dwelling savages at that time.
Yes, because Christianity evolved anything in Europe. Get real.
>>77421666
Japs read backwards.
