hypothesis
A peculiarity of man is his highly developed conscience.
Our tribal society based on complex social rules, sanctions and complicated interaction. This is complex, the boundaries are fuzzy and violations of the rules on individuals often happen. The result is a pervasive feeling guilty.
Here the gods come into play. In polytheistic systems, it is so that the gods grant general protection and good fortune, however, individuals have different requirements.
example: I am kind to cats and adore so the goddess of cats, Bastet. I must therefore only in a single, tiny portion of life behave correctly (-> I'm nice to cats) and calm down so that my conscience. Due to this relatively low use of my hand, my happiness, prosperity and protection afforded by my deity. Great!
could then infer why the most important and powerful gods are always the gods of law and order, and why the power eventually accumulate in the monotheistic God Almighty, which law and order as the alpha and omega of faith together.
to live together is the observance of the rules (the law) to the main area therefore, the god of law and, accordingly, have the strongest influence at the highest available. A society can not function if all people are nice just for cats, but plunder their neighbors constantly cucumber field and kill each other. That is why right gods will inevitably be at the top. Ultimately displaced the God of the Old Testament, even all the other gods and the right rules the world. And because of all the bad conscience.
growing The power of a god with the number of believers who worship him. The more people the right to worship God, the parent does the society. Bad deal for the cats ...
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