I'm interested in how you folks view the existence of other gods. Basically, I see two possibilities here:
a) There are no other gods. The Lord is the only one out there, and the other 'gods' are demons gone incognito.
b) There are other gods out there.
I'm personally rooting for option b here, due to the fact that the Bible doesn't anywhere claim that there is only one god, only that only one should be worshiped, as well as historical indications that the Lord comes from a pantheon of Canaanite gods and goddesses. I believe that Muslims believe that 'there is no god but God, and Mohammad is his prophet", though that still leaves the question: where'd the other gods in other religions come from?
a) There are no other gods. The Lord is the only one out there, and the other 'gods' are demons gone incognito.
b) There are other gods out there.
I'm personally rooting for option b here, due to the fact that the Bible doesn't anywhere claim that there is only one god, only that only one should be worshiped, as well as historical indications that the Lord comes from a pantheon of Canaanite gods and goddesses. I believe that Muslims believe that 'there is no god but God, and Mohammad is his prophet", though that still leaves the question: where'd the other gods in other religions come from?
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