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why worship one god when you can outsource the job to a whole committee.
means the belief in and worship of multiple gods, each usually running their own department of reality.
from from greek poly (many) plus theos (god) — coined by philosophers to categorize religions that weren't playing the one-god game.
oldest modelpredates monotheism by thousands of years
office politicsgods often feuded, married, and backstabbed like coworkers
still practicedhinduism, shinto, and many living traditions today
specializationdifferent gods handled war, love, harvest, and death separately