Submitted by anon (not verified) on Sun, 01/26/2020 - 12:04
"God" is derived from one or two proto-germanic deities. Greco-latin cultures got a very different name for it.
The fact that people give it a different name depending on place or time is an elephant in the room, revealing how it's a cultural creation. Only the Dyeus/Zeus/Jupiter/Dieu/Dio cross-cultural names are of interest, but even at that.... they weren't the same characters across cultures. The Greek especially made him into basically a gigantic asshole in the sky, even if there's an interesting similarity to another big guy shooting lightning bolt... Marduk.
"God" is derived from one or two proto-germanic deities. Greco-latin cultures got a very different name for it.
The fact that people give it a different name depending on place or time is an elephant in the room, revealing how it's a cultural creation. Only the Dyeus/Zeus/Jupiter/Dieu/Dio cross-cultural names are of interest, but even at that.... they weren't the same characters across cultures. The Greek especially made him into basically a gigantic asshole in the sky, even if there's an interesting similarity to another big guy shooting lightning bolt... Marduk.