070823 Maybe two gods are better than one.

I think the Greeks had something back in the day.  They had gods who they could thank for the good stuff and gods who they could blame for the bad stuff.  They didn't have to split one god up into different personalities.  I think the problem with one god is the mental and emotional dance a person goes through to balance the good stuff and the bad stuff.  

We can do it better with humans. We can see both sides in our relationships and credit the polarities to humanity.  But how do you do it with a god?  Especially a "God"  that is all of everything.  

I think having two gods would work better - one good god and one bad god.   It wouldn't work as well to have one god and a "fallen angel"… it is better to have two gods with equal power. The "fallen angel" still puts the onus on the good god for creating a bad angel.  This makes the good god still bad.   One god has your best welfare in mind while the other god is "hellbent" on destroying your joy and purpose on earth.  That way when things go good you can say thanks to the good god and when things go bad,  that good god is saved from your accusations, confusion and questions.  The bad god gets the earful of rants instead.  The bonus… no questions asked.  

No questions, no confusion, no trying to figure out why a good god lets bad things happen.  No need to defend the good god's actions because they are all good.  I wonder how many atheists we would have had if we had been given this as a original narrative.  Just a thought.  Maybe no gods makes better sense, but if one needs a god… maybe two gods are better than one.  

(Written July 8, 2023)