John Brodix Merryman Jr.
1 min readJun 12, 2024

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The logical fallacy in monotheism is that ideals are not absolutes.

All cultures need core principles, ideals, stories, heroes, or they would break apart. Basically a center of gravity.

The universal, on the other hand, is the elemental, so a spiritual absolute would be the essence of sentience, from which we rise, not an ideal of wisdom and judgement, from which we fell.

The light shining through and animating the film, than the stories playing out on it.

Monotheism was adopted to validate monarchy. Divine right of kings, as opposed to consent of the governed.

Democracy and republicanism originated in pantheistic cultures. The various ideals, ideas, etc. interacting. When the West went back to democracy and republicanism, it required separation of church and state, culture and civics.

Which is a bit part of why Western society is crumbling, as the only god everyone can agree to, is money.

https://johnbrodixmerrymanjr.medium.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-western-mind-906dc73cffe2

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John Brodix Merryman Jr.
John Brodix Merryman Jr.

Written by John Brodix Merryman Jr.

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