Christopher, thank you for sharing. Reading your thoughts, explanations, and your beliefs on the topic has been enlightening. I agree with your reasoning to why polytheism has dwindled down. The polytheistic gods consisted of human characteristics and actions, such as being revengeful, experiencing jealousy and participating in extramarital affairs. The gods were not governed by the moral standards that (most) humans possess or monotheistic gods portray. Monotheistic gods, for example, Jesus is portrayed without sin. The multiple gods found in polytheism also granted the ability to challenge the gods and play the gods against another. This formed a power play within their polytheistic religion. However, I must point out that your sentence
