According to conventional history of religion, religions started as polytheistic, but changed and became monotheistic (since people got a more realistic perspective of the creator and reality). But this theory is based on falsehood. Originally religions were monotheistic, but changed and became polytheistic. Let me give you an example. According to documented history, Akhenathon who was an Egyptian pharaoh, believed in a God, and established monotheism among his people. But then came his descendant, Tutankhamen and brought his people back to the old polytheistic religion of egypt (which also was monotheistic before it became changed and distorted). Monotheism means belief in one God. While polytheism means the belief in multiple gods. Another example is Hinduism. According to history story, hinduism was originally a monotheistic religion. The early hindu's, believed in a creator, Brahma. But then Hinduism changed, and the hindu's introduced the idea of ​​other gods, Shiva and Krishna. In addition, they introduced many other false gods. These false gods were not in the original Hindu teachings.
According to history, christianity began as monotheistic. "The early Christians" who were followers of Jesus, prayed only to God. They didn't pray to Jesus. He was only regarded as a human. At this time Christianity was monotheistic. But then came the doctrine of the Trinity, 325 years after Christ, and Christianity became polytheistic. Jesus taught his people to believe in God alone. And pray to God. He didn't taught them to pray to himself. Jesus was only a human being. And he prayed to God.
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The false gods of the people of the earlier civilizations, wer not gods who could help them with anything, they were only false gods that they worshipped. Just like the multiple gods that hindu's worship in this day and age. In India there is much poverty, and these false gods that people worship, does not remove the poverty in this country. These false gods will not help the people. For example, Hindus pray to statues (inanimate objects) that they claim are gods. These statues are made by themselves, yet they claim that these statues are gods. These statues can not eliminate poverty, war, or help them in any way. Ergo, these statues are useless. It is proven by modern science that everything in the universe is interconnected, into oneness. In other words, everything is controlled by a force. Therefore, it is evident that polytheism is based on falsehood.
According to history, christianity began as monotheistic. "The early Christians" who were followers of Jesus, prayed only to God. They didn't pray to Jesus. He was only regarded as a human. At this time Christianity was monotheistic. But then came the doctrine of the Trinity, 325 years after Christ, and Christianity became polytheistic. Jesus taught his people to believe in God alone. And pray to God. He didn't taught them to pray to himself. Jesus was only a human being. And he prayed to God.
http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/religious-debates/117067-truth-about-trinity.html
The false gods of the people of the earlier civilizations, wer not gods who could help them with anything, they were only false gods that they worshipped. Just like the multiple gods that hindu's worship in this day and age. In India there is much poverty, and these false gods that people worship, does not remove the poverty in this country. These false gods will not help the people. For example, Hindus pray to statues (inanimate objects) that they claim are gods. These statues are made by themselves, yet they claim that these statues are gods. These statues can not eliminate poverty, war, or help them in any way. Ergo, these statues are useless. It is proven by modern science that everything in the universe is interconnected, into oneness. In other words, everything is controlled by a force. Therefore, it is evident that polytheism is based on falsehood.