STUDIES IN THEOLOGY;

Popular Christianity -08/05/2006

Study Notes And Journal Entries,

An Observation

By

David A. Archer

02/15/1968

(r.f.p.p.s.h.)

08/05/2006

As a broad and generalized observation - it is safe to say that every culture which has ever existed in human history, has worshiped one form of "deity" or another - this even in the modern "efforts" of disclaiming such forms of adulation within the preoccupation of those social areas, with the common form of monies.

Further, as I have mentioned elsewhere, the act in participation of vehemence toward anything, could actually be seen as a form of worship, as well. Serving very much the same purpose as actual worship, in promoting it and sustaining its importance, what ever the focus of such hatred may be. ~

In more specifics then, when considering it, within that consistency of all civilizations and cultures having "worshiped" a "god" of some sort - the majority of them have had multiple deities simultaneously. As I have briefly noted elsewhere here-in, it wasn't until the effort in combining the aspects of those multiple representations into one point of focus, that the idea of one "God" existed. ~

Within that observation of each culture having had "deities" - and then further most commonly having had multiple "deities," it then obvious to see similarities within those different representations as per even vastly different cultures and societies - even separated by thousands of miles and even centuries.

This, besides being incredibly interesting, supports the suggested "connectivity" which I have put forward as well as a recognizable "flow" - even further a motion within it - still further, different effects in result as per proximity. ~

To cite another fascinating aspect of such common occurrences, the early Chinese in the development of "Tao's," seem to be somewhat unique within this consistency, in not assigning meaning to "deities" as much (in that direction of "Tao") as assigning meaning to representation of meaning in effect, so to speak. ~

Most all show separation - similarities in "division" with other multiple structures - but the Chinese "ideologies" in representation - as well show similarity in division - but sans the "deity" aspect as it were. ~

So let us say that this is incredibly obvious. In that then, from where and why did the movement of combining those different aspects so common in just about every culture, into one "deity," focal point - arise? Was it conscious effort to do so? Was it simply as a matter of an inversion to be expected within that larger movement and process? Is it evidence of an unavoidable paradox - dichotomy in contradicting elements, to some degree?

Until that point, as observation from memory - it seems the only other "thing" worshiped as a singular point - in any similar manner - was a "king" - or "Pharaoh"... or "Queen"... on and so forth... even within societies already "worshiping" multiple deities.