Bring back the Greek gods

[Philosophia]

I found this interesting article while surfing the internet.

Bring back the Greek gods

Prominent secular and atheist commentators have argued lately that religion "poisons" human life and causes endless violence and suffering. But the poison isn't religion; it's monotheism. The polytheistic Greeks didn't advocate killing those who worshiped different gods, and they did not pretend that their religion provided the right answers. Their religion made the ancient Greeks aware of their ignorance and weakness, letting them recognize multiple points of view.

There is much we still can learn from these ancient notions of divinity, even if we can agree that the practices of animal sacrifice, deification of leaders and divining the future through animal entrails and bird flights are well lost.

From here (http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/commentary/la-oe-lefkowitz23oct23,0,5427284.story).

I had no idea where to put this post so I placed it in here. If its in the wrong spot, please move it.

[Brightshores]

:thumbsup: Great article!

(Although one could argue they never went away in the first place. ;) )

[Aidron]

Good article, but is there going to be a forthcoming song entitled "I'm Bringing Hellenic Gods back!"?

[Kadynas]

I found this article awhile back and bookmarked it. :D I'm pretty much in agreement with the author. There's been no end of trouble in this world since people decided that they and they alone were practicing the "one true faith" of the "one true god." :lol: Not to say that there's not a lot of kind & tolerant monotheists in this world, but sadly they tend to get shouted down by the vocal minority that would like to bring back the Crusades/Inquistion/What-Have-You. *sigh*