Monday 24 July 2017

Bitheist

Bitheist: noun. Someone who believes in two gods, no more, no fewer. Two is the number of gods a bitheist worships, and the number of gods worshipped by a bitheist is two. Bitheism is often confused with Manicheanism and other dualist theologies, such as Zoroastrianism, but bitheism is different from these in two ways. Firstly, it is not a religion; it is a belief rather than a system of beliefs, a belief which is shared by and not exclusive to a number of religions. Secondly, it does not prescribe dualism: Bitheism is defined strictly by belief in two gods. Whether these gods represent antithetical values is a further article of faith.

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