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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Im Hindu by heritage, American born and tending toward agnostic/atheist in actual belief. Ive often wondered why theres such a big deal about monothesism -- setting aside  whether Hinduism is or isnt monotheistic. Why is polytheism so bad? Also, whats the biggie about worshipping idols? Never understood that. I have also been struck by the similarities with Catholiscism, and am most drawn to tgat tradition within Christisnity. I like ritual. I like the idea of different saints with different powers. I like the awe inspiring art, music and archtitecture. I also see the similarity with the ancient Greek religion... Many gods, athena sprung from the head of Zeus (god-head, eg Bramha). But all this is philosophical to me.. I am interested in religion, but cannever see one as right. For the most part, people follow what they were born into, so that undermines the power of belief to me. Religion is mostly inherited culture. [/quote]

I kind of agree. As a Hindu, I think polytheistic practices are no big deal (even if I agree with OP that ultimately, God is One). Personally, I believe images of a saint or a god can become imbued with their divine energy because the image or statue becomes the recipient of the devotee's energy and belief, so while the statue or the portrait does not literally become the deity or saint or archangel, it becomes a tangible link to their energy as a result of prayer.

About the Zeus thing, [url=http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22972610]some modern Greeks are worshipping the Olympian gods[/url], which is interesting.[/quote]

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