pagans worship all these little lesser gods. i dont believe in christian or islam either, but at least they think they are worshipping the one big god who does everything. what could you possibly accomplish by worshipping a little lesser god. isnt it a big waste of time?
2007-04-22 09:59:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For the same reason we deal with multiple people during our normal day. We don't go to this one big person to ask for a raise, get a haircut, buy a burger & fries, and get the evening news - yet we don't seem to have an issue. Why should dealing with the divine be any different?
2007-04-23 02:24:07 · answer #1 · answered by ArcadianStormcrow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because monotheism has too many problems with it. If one God is proposed, a number of different and troubling questions arise: Is God really omnipotent, omnipresent, and all-wise? Does God have limitations? Is God wholly good, without any evil? Is this a limitation? Is God really the creator? How does God relate to his creation? If God is the creator, is he not then responsible for evil and suffering? If one proposes another power responsible for evil - the devil say - have we not then set up another God in opposition to God? Was not God ultimately responsible for this being's creation too? How fair of a fight can it really be, if God is all-powerful etc. If God knew from the beginning what was going to happen, can one really say that there is free will in the universe? If free will is lacking, can God really be said to be good? By proposing a single, moral, force in the universe, all these questions arise, and while I will not suggest that there is no satisfactory answer while assuming monotheism to be the truth, I have not yet found it. But when one proposes either a God unconcerned with morality (a distinct but unfulfilling possibility) or a number of different and differently powerful Gods, these questions do not remain quite so troubling.
2007-04-22 10:04:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Worshipping a make believe entity is a waste of time no matter if you've decided its "one big god" or "a little lesser god". It's still imaginary, so why split hairs?
"I wonder why there are those that worship a malignant god that treats them like trash and worse"
Yahweh, Jehova, and Allah come to mind for me. What kind of all-loving god invents a place of eternal torment for his children?
2007-04-22 10:05:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While I believe my big God is real I will skip over the war of the words and continue your thought.
I wonder why there are those that worship a malignant god that treats them like trash and worse. Kali and Shiva come to mind as does Mo-lech and Baal.
2007-04-22 10:04:32 · answer #4 · answered by crimthann69 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is to say that there is no big god, and all there is are these "lesser" gods?
Who is to say that there is no god, but a big goddess?
Who is to say that there are simply no god(s)?
Live and let live. Believe what you will and allow others the same privilege.
2007-04-22 10:02:53 · answer #5 · answered by CC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Spot on and thank you for defending our One Big God. Bless you.
2007-04-22 10:04:28 · answer #6 · answered by lix 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yeah it beats me ,I do not understand it either.
2007-04-22 10:02:49 · answer #7 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋