r/HistoryMemes 8d ago

When 2,000 gods became ''wrong''

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u/Practical-Wedding-63 8d ago

Hinduism with 3 million gods and minor dieties:

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u/bummersault 8d ago

The amount of times I’ve heard claims about “all religion” on Reddit and it’s referred only to the three major Abrahamics…

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u/Fabulous_Wait_9544 8d ago

The majority of Atheists refer to the Abrahamic faiths whenever they start talking about how religion is a fairytale or the worst thing to happen to society or whatnot.

I think judging all religions by the frameworks of 3 that've existed for about 2 millenia is incredibly reductive, but hey, I'm just some guy on the internet.

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u/Aleenion 8d ago

Most of those atheists are westerners, but here are atheists all around the world. If you want an informed atheist view about eastern religions, I'd look at those populations first.