Quote Originally Posted by ShyGreenEyedGrl View Post
For thousands of years many religions were polytheistic, and now many are monotheistic... who is to say what is truth and what is an interpretation. Just my humble opinion, but as long as you believe in something, have faith in something...that is all the really matters.
All religions have their origins in primitive man's efforts to explain the actions of nature. Powerful forces which he couldn't explain or control were ascribed to the actions of supernatural beings, simply because he couldn't find any other explanations for them. Those who could develop the most entertaining explanations became the shamans, helped in most cases by the liberal use of hallucinogenic drugs. Eventually, the shamans realized how much power their "understanding" of the gods gave them over their people. The tribes brought them food and precious gems and metals to bribe the gods. And naturally, if you didn't get what you wanted from your "sacrifice," well, it just wasn't enough! Make a bigger sacrifice next time! Thus we have the foundations of religion. It hasn't really changed that much. Men decided that only one god was necessary rather than dozens, but the idea is still the same. Give the fruits of your labor to the guy with the best story and feel better about yourself.