View Poll Results: What belief system? (Check all you approve of)
Polytheism 24 29.27%
Oligotheism 11 13.41%
Monotheism 26 31.71%
Nontheism 21 25.61%
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Old June 14, 2002, 15:35   #1
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Culture: What should our belief system be?
A tie-in with the Culture Club thread.

Definition of terms:

Polytheism-- Belief in very many gods (Greece, Rome, Egypt, Hinduism)

Oligotheism-- Belief in a few gods (Persia) (BTW- is "oligotheism" a word?)

Monotheism-- Belief in one god (Christianity, Judaism, Islam)

Nontheism-- No belief in gods/belief in no gods. (Could allow for worship of individuals, i.e. Bokononism)

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Edit (again): The top belief system will be used. A later poll will be posted after this one closes to determine the pantheon of gods (if any).

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Old June 14, 2002, 15:39   #2
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hmmm...I guess that even though The Banana is the greatest of the gods, there are lots of otehrs, so polytheism!
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oh man. this wont end well.
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oh man. this wont end well.
hi ,

you can always say some prayers , ........

anyway , mono would be nice

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THERE IS ONLY ONE UBER BANANA!!!!!

MONOTHEISM, AND GIVE A BANANA SOME RESPECT!
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I really don't see how this is even remotely relevant.
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I wanted ancestor worship. But I guess Polytheism is close enough.
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what...?
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Do we have a belief system already ? Maybe we should wait for ceremonial burial before we elaborate one...
For the sake of immersion, I'd say we follow our tech tree, starting pantheists, then polytheists, then monotheists (with the Banana as our omniscient god). What do you think ?
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By 'nontheism' do you mean 'atheism'?
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Polytheism of course, we have to be pegan so we can make up all the gods we want
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Why be a banana-hater? I'm with Time on this one, monobananaism.


"Nontheism" is a bit vague. It should be split between atheism and agnosticism imo.
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Screw this culture isn't something that is voted on. It's something that is written. That's right people make up your culture who needs consensus.

I will abide by the poll and give praises to the banana if thats what wins.
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Do we have a belief system already ? Maybe we should wait for ceremonial burial before we elaborate one...
For the sake of immersion, I'd say we follow our tech tree, starting pantheists, then polytheists, then monotheists (with the Banana as our omniscient god). What do you think
Now that I've read the thread instead of just spamming it. Spiffor is so right how can we be monotheistic before the advance. It's silly, It's wrong, It's just not Civ. It's CTP

I actually like ctp
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Monotheism or polytheism...

I dont trust Zoroaster's Gods... or Atheists
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didn't spot this thread before, but check mine out:
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=53063
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Old June 15, 2002, 14:55   #20
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I for one will welcome all right thinking worshipers of Jupiter to share my hearth. Regardless of the results of polls such as these.
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This is a democracy, so each individual may pick his own theism, or lack thereof. I voted for all of the options. Disestablishmentarianism (to use that behemoth of a word again) is a good concept from my view.
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Yeah, but I think this is to decide the 'official' religion of whatever we're called.
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BANANATHEISM FOR ALL!
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since this is a multiple choice poll ill vote for polytheism and for monotheism GO THE BANANA
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Polytheism allows for some very creative mythology, so I vote that.
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Cool, I just put monotheism up by one.....

As the Banana is my witness, we shall overcome those bigoted polytheists and there god of the day mentality.

Interesting, if such a vote were to come up in the US, Roman Catholic would win, since the Protestants are split into so many churches. Yet only one Roman Catholic President.....
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We could be polytheistic and have multiple banana gods.
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What about animism? I like the worshipping of the ancestors also, though I don't know what it's called.

I don't think that oligotheism is a word either...
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What about animism? I like the worshipping of the ancestors also, though I don't know what it's called.

I don't think that oligotheism is a word either...
jsw??? Remember me?? Our lengthy discussions on a real world scenario for civ 3

It's good to see you man, and welcome to the democracy!

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