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Monotheism Vs Polytheism
Title: Monotheism Vs Polytheism
Category: Society & Culture / Religion
Details: Words: 398 | Pages: 1.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Monotheism Vs Polytheism
David Hume believes that both polytheism and monotheism are born out of human fear and insecurity; yet he condemns each for different shortcomings. Polytheism, out of its tolerance for different thinking, consents to corrupt ideas and practices and offers immoral role models. On the contrary, it is socially beneficial since it tolerates diversity of ideas and practices and through readily accessible gods, encourages "activity, spirit, courage, magnanimity, love of liberty, and all the virtues which …showed first 75 words of 398 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 398 total…to say that the general heightened level of morality that monotheistic religions advocate doesn’t necessarily imply that their societies are devout of virtue and peace. The narrow mind of Monotheistic religions has given many the reputations of being highly self contained, unwelcoming (like the Jews), and full of excessive religious conviction (Muslims). On this basis I along with Hume do agree that Polytheistic religions are more conducive to maintaining peace and virtue in society.
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