Close. The Eerith would say that your definition of what constituted a god
was misplaced. There is but one God (the Creator) but there are many things
around powerful enough to claim to be gods and to be worshipped by the less
illuminated.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Janssen"
To:
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 12:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Cel] Gods of Celandra
> --- "M. Keaton, Archangel Press" wrote:
> > >>And the Vra'al and Eerith, who are from
> > > >the Dreaming, would probably not understand the concept, or at
> > least
> > > >not to any depth.
> > >
> > > This doesn't match the facts. Videssia has stumbled along with a
> > > monotheistic religion for some time. A monotheistic religion is
> > being
> > > accepted in Cedonia. The Eerith are naturally monotheistically
> > oriented.
> > > THOSE are facts.
> > >
> >
> > Yep, the Eerith are monotheistic. The currently developing belief
> > system of
> > the Eerith post-Valor is intensely monotheistic (including messianic
> > trinity
> > via the Albous/Valor developements). However, do not underestimate
> > the fact
> > that monotheism does not exclude other
> > gods/angels/demons/giants/titans/etc.
> > and can therefore appear as poly- or pantheism to the uninitiated.
>
> So, are you saying that the Eerith are monotheists in the sense that
> they only worship one god, but they are not Monotheists in the sense of
> saying, "Our god is the only god"?
>
> Andrew Janssen
> > mk
> >
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