If a god can be defined as: "a supernatural creator and overseer of the universe," then we must include in this definition all deities, goddesses (very big god word for female gods) and supernatural beings. To differentiate between old mythological gods from hundreds and thousands of years ago and modern gods is unnecessary to answer the question "What is a God?”The fact that in Western societies we might prefer to use JHWA, Jehovah, God, or Allah is irrelevant in the question of god, since every belief worldwide is convinced that only their god is the right god.



Children are born atheists. They are born without belief; their belief in a god comes ONLY from their parents’ beliefs, which are also determined from the century in which they were born and the country in which their parents were born.



Since the beginning of recorded history, which is defined by the invention of writing by the Sumerians around 6,000 years ago, historians have cataloged over 3,750 supernatural beings, of which 2,870 can be considered deities or gods. Yet, those numbers are probably a very conservative estimate because we have no accurate written information before 4000 B.C. This means any deities or gods worshipped by man before this period are unaccounted for.



In truth, the possibilities for gods are nearly infinite. For example, in Hindu the entire living universe is merely a unique manifestation of Ishvara. This leads to the fact that there are 340 million "gods or goddesses" which you can pray to right now.



Some examples of the different deities documented through the last few thousand years are:



Greek: Zeus, Hermes, Hades, Hera, Aphrodite, and so many others

Chinese: Shangdi, Mazu, Shou Xing, Tu Di Gong, etc.

Roman: Juppiter, Mars, Terra, etc.

Norwegian: Odin, Thor, Loki, Njordr, etc.

Hindu: Krishna, Vishnu, Kali, Ishvara, etc.

Shinto: Izanagi-no-Mikoto, Izanami-no-Mikoto, etc.

Celtic: Cernunnos, Damona, Epona, etc.

Egyptian: Ra, Isis, Anubis, Osiris, Horus, etc.

Sumerian: An, Ki, Enlil, Enki, etc.

Babylonian: Sin, Marduk, Ishtar, Nabu, etc.

Persian: Simurgh, Rostam, Gaokerena, etc.

Aboriginal: Bunyip, Kurreah, Mutjinga, etc.



Yet, it must be noted that the dominant monotheistic religions of today who declare that theirs is the only REAL and true god, say that their religion must be better because in the past people believed in many gods and now they only believe in one (meaning less is more). Therefore, atheism is the ultimate form of the advancement of religion. From many gods to few gods, to one god, to no gods. Isn’t Evolution an amazing thing?



