We expect monotheists, who believe themselves to be worshipping the one and only true God, to have difficulty accomodating gods or even conflicting views about God. Although David Hume (1711-1776) has sometimes been derided as an armchair-anthropologist, he was one of the wisest observers of human behavior and of religion. When discussing monotheism in his book, The Natural [...]
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#15 The battle of the gods
Posted in God, Philosophy of Religions, Religion, tagged India, monotheism, polytheism on March 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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