I think I'm going to write about monotheism and its effects on culture often, so it's best if I get a few things out on the table right away. Might prevent some unnecessary angry comments. I should probably link back to this post from each one critical of the effects of monotheism. Yup. Think I'm going to do that. OK.
Things That Are Definitely Not My Opinion:
Monotheists Are All Bad People That would be daft. There are millions of people following any number of monotheistic religions who are good, kind, smart people. I just don't think that their religion made them good. I think in some cases, it helps them stay good despite the battering that life gives all of us.
Nothing Good Has Happened Since The Advent of Abrahamic Monotheism Another daft idea. Lots of good things have happened, and are happening right now. Women voting, the end of state-sanctioned slavery, the invention of the weekend, the birth of Steve Jobs just to name a few. Oh yeah, and the Internet! Yay! None of these things, however, were the doing of Abrahamic monotheism in my opinion.
Every Aspect of Monotheism Is Bad You guessed it; daft. I think that it will take some time, and some conversations with my Corps of Discovery, and some writing, but sorting out what is good about monotheism is a necessary step for my criticisms to be worth considering.
A Law Must Be Passed Banning Monotheism Daft. I believe that society is on an evolutionary path. Human discourse is one of the forces shaping that path. So is biological evolution and every environmental factor you can name. After forty-odd years of kicking around the place, I'm ready to enter the fray officially on the side of polytheism, but I want the universe and the meta process of social evolution to decide if I'm right or wrong - not a legislative body.
I guess that's about it for now. Gotta go make some offerings to my ancestors.
3 comments:
Interesting~ I look forward to your thoughts on monotheism. It has taken be a long time to believe that monotheists are not all bad people.
That's sort of the premise of a lot of my recent musing. The people really aren't the problem. It's the cosmological framework that's at issue.... but there you go. Thanks for my first comment! Whee!
Hi! Just stumbled upon your page after being apalled by that everlasting mudfight between pro-muslim and pro-israel bloggers on the web. Really makes me wanna denounce catholizism and become a pagan. Any ideas how to start?
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