The One and the Many
On Monotheism, Paganism, Pluralism, and Globalism
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One of the common criticisms of monotheism is that if there’s only one God, there’s only one truth. And if there’s only one truth, then we end up killing each other in the name of our version of the truth. Monotheism breeds exclusivity. Monotheism = mono-vocality. In academic circles, Jan Assmann is known for this critique of monotheistic religion. O…
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