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monotheism
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Ancient Chinese beliefs in Shang Di, 上帝
Ancient Chinese believed in Shang Di, the supreme deity or highest lord. These beliefs remained, even if faint, throughout the centuries even after the passing of the Shang and Zhou dynasties. They may have been incorporated into Taoism, and so I made a thread in the Taoist section asking about...- Rakovsky
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- monotheism shang di
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- Forum: Asian Mythology
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Does Taoism believe in the Supreme Deity/Highest Emperor/Shangdi 上帝?
Shang Dynasty China worshiped Shangdi, and passed this practice on. This raises three questions: What were the basic beliefs about Shang Di in ancient China? How was Shang Di worshiped in ancient China? Have some ancient Chinese been monotheists? Do Taoists worship Shang Di? Here is what I've...- Rakovsky
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- monotheism shang di
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- Forum: Taoism DIR
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What God in each major ancient civilization is closest to the one supreme God?
The four major oldest civilizations Topic Questions for each civilization What was their civilization like in a brief summary? Did they have technology that would be considered advanced by our current standards? Did they or a major portion of them have a version of monotheism? Which was... -
{Abrahamics Only} Are you truly monotheistic?
Are you truly monotheistic? Please just relax and think about this with an open mind. Abrahamic mythology has an entire pantheon of spiritual beings who are believed to exist Above and Below and Within in a manner beyond our comprehension. In the Abrahamic religions, the term "god" seems to...- Aštra’el
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- angels demons god henotheism monolotrism monolotry monotheism
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- Forum: Same Faith Debates
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Can proselitist monotheism justify itself?
I have just understood that in my opinion it is inherently unable to do so. To proselitise for a monotheistic faith is, in essence, to make a bet that said faith is in some way sufficiently better than other religious stances. So much so that it would make sense to present it to people who...- LuisDantas
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- abrahamic faiths bahai faith christianity islam monotheism proselitism
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- Forum: Religious Debates