why polytheism is not taken seriously

Seriously why?

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[cyberwolf001]

You REALLY need to get to the point your trying to make man.

[SteampunkPagan]

the point is why isn't polytheism taken seriously

[BlueFireWitch]

Well everyone who isn't polytheist is usually woefully ignorant of it.  They're either monotheists and stuck within their own religiocentric box or Atheistic and think all religions are stupid.

[stars11234]

I think polytheism is natural (:

[kar15bpt]

Monotheistic beliefs seem to be more organized and strict. It has also encouraged people to fight against their oppressors. Like birth of christianity against roman rule and creation of islam and conversion among arabs to defeat jews. However they followed violence and blood baths. Coming to the point, polytheism is given less importance due to false propaganda.

[BlueFireWitch]

@hldeathmatch If you have no children, you still see yourself reflected in society and therefore wish to preserve it. Also, preservation of society is rooted in our need for tribalism. See we're not solitary creatures; we travel in packs. Therefore, societal preservation IS self preservation.

[BlueFireWitch]

@hldeathmatch As I stated before, self preservation wasn't my ONLY response. I said societal preservation was part of it. And it's known that people see their offspring as an extension of themselves. So therefore, preservation of society is for the next generation.

[SteampunkPagan]

@hldeathmatch

This argument has nothing to do with polytheism

Your using the "God Must exist because of morality"

Many Polytheistic societies have had many codes of morality and law. The Greeks,Romans,Maya,Aztec, Babylonians, Egyptians where in fact highly Advanced and had many complex societal laws and morality yet where polytheist. The Second half of your Arguments would be better suited for an Atheist.

[hldeathmatch]

@BlueFireWitch As I stated before, self-preservation does not translate into societal preservation. Only in some situations does doing what is good for society benefit the person doing it directly. So why should I put the needs of society before myself? You can say that it is "because you want to be treated fairly", but the very statement "I want to be treated fairly" implies a standard of fairness that both parties ALREADY have some understanding of, or else the statement is nonsense.

[BlueFireWitch]

@hldeathmatch I already answered your question. Self/Tribal/Special Preservation is your answer.  Courage is better because the Tribe Survives when there are courageous warriors around to protect them. Self Preservation says that you wish to be treated fairly, therefore, you should treat others as you wish to be treated. As I said before, it's not a religious question. Atheism and Polytheism therefore have the SAME answer. Self Preservation otherwise known as the Social Contract.

[hldeathmatch]

@BlueFireWitch You have pointed out(as I did previously) out that different cultures have disagreed on certain points of morality(sexual freedom). That has nothing to do with the question. The question is why do they restrict themselves with a moral code in the first place? Why have all recorded cultures valued courage above cowardice? Why is the "golden rule" present in almost every recorded value system? Monotheism and Atheistic evolution have an answer, Polytheism has none.

[hldeathmatch]

@BlueFireWitch You have pointed out(as I did previously) out that different cultures have disagreed on certain points of morality(sexual freedom). That has nothing to do with the question. The question is why do they restrict themselves with a moral code in the first place? Why have all recorded cultures valued courage above cowardice? Why is the "golden rule" present in almost every recorded value system? Monotheism/Atheistic evolution have an answer, Polytheism has none.

[BlueFireWitch]

@hldeathmatch My apologies, the word I should have used was fornication. Sex between married folk is not considered evil, it's fornication or adulery that is evil.  Also, Christianity is one of the only religions that equates thought and deed.