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S1E7.7: More questions on why "God" is not "god"
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This extra episode addresses a few points that may have been raised in the seventh episode: Why "God" is not "god."
1) If ancient Israelites weren't "monotheists" as we understand them today, does that mean their oldest religious beliefs (or oldest beliefs in general) were polytheistic? [ Short answer: Not really. ]
2) So, is the belief in "God" with the capital "G" something the Jews and the Christians arrived at just by thinking it through? [ Short answer: No. ]
3) How could Jews / Christians argue from Greek philosophy that there is One God, when Greek philosophers themselves would have been polytheists? [ Short answer: It's complicated ... and check out Hinduism for comparison? ]
00:00 Why this addendum?
00:26 Am I saying the oldest religious belief is polytheistic?
03:04 Is the idea of "God" just philosophical insight?
04:12 My (speculative) talk about Greek and Hindu parallels
07:26 About the next episode
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