The main reason for a polytheism/monotheism believe system is easy to explain. It is to explain the unknown. If there is one thing people are afraid of, it's the unknown. Look at the Greeks and Romans. They had a god for everything that couldn't be explained. (ie. Apollo = Sun, Selene = Moon) Over time science and human discovery had weeded these myths down. I would say that almost all religions are down to a monotheism system to explain the last mysteries in our lives. I also agree with a previous post that when people start contemplating death, that a belief system is bound to develop.
Personally, I am happy that people can draw strength and courage from a god in their daily lives however I think people take the "god" think a little too far.
ignore the top... it is true but doesn't apply in this case. Your math is still horribly flawed.
I can prove this one other way
261914^2 miles/6,000,000,000 people is.0000436523333 miles per person per person. That is without any silly conversion.
Now a mile is 5280 feet
so.... 0.00000436523^2 miles per person per person * 5280 = 0.230484319824^2 feet per person
and...
a foot is 12 inches so...
0.230484319824^2 feet per person * 12 inches = 2.765811837888^2 inches per person.
Now, do you got any other things to say before you ride the short bus home from school?!?
i don't know where his math is coming from but try this:
1 mile = 1609.344 meters
261,914 square miles of Texas are land areas. (nlm.gov/scr/outreach/texas.html)
so 1609.344 * 261,914 = 421509724.416 square meters.
421509724.416 square meters/6,000,000,000 People = 0.070251620736 square meter per person.
Sorry to squash your comment with facts and all.
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The main reason for a polytheism/monotheism believe system is easy to explain. It is to explain the unknown. If there is one thing people are afraid of, it's the unknown. Look at the Greeks and Romans. They had a god for everything that couldn't be explained. (ie. Apollo = Sun, Selene = Moon) Over time science and human discovery had weeded these myths down. I would say that almost all religions are down to a monotheism system to explain the last mysteries in our lives. I also agree with a previous post that when people start contemplating death, that a belief system is bound to develop. Personally, I am happy that people can draw strength and courage from a god in their daily lives however I think people take the "god" think a little too far.
no ass, 1609.344m X 1609.344m = 1609.344m^2 not 2589988.11 m^2
2589988.11 m^2 = 2589988.11 x 2589988.11 What kinda school did you go to?!?
ignore the top... it is true but doesn't apply in this case. Your math is still horribly flawed. I can prove this one other way 261914^2 miles/6,000,000,000 people is .0000436523333 miles per person per person. That is without any silly conversion.
Now a mile is 5280 feet so.... 0.00000436523^2 miles per person per person * 5280 = 0.230484319824^2 feet per person
and...
a foot is 12 inches so...
0.230484319824^2 feet per person * 12 inches = 2.765811837888^2 inches per person.
Now, do you got any other things to say before you ride the short bus home from school?!?
Wrong sir, the square is still there. You don't multiply the exponents, you add them together.
1609.344 meters = 1 mile.
so
1609.344 * 261914 miles^2 = 421509724.416^2 meters of land area.
421509724.416^2 meters of land area/6,000,000,000 people = 0.070251620736 meters of land area per person
Learn how to do math... again, then come see me.
i don't know where his math is coming from but try this: 1 mile = 1609.344 meters 261,914 square miles of Texas are land areas. (nlm.gov/scr/outreach/texas.html) so 1609.344 * 261,914 = 421509724.416 square meters. 421509724.416 square meters/6,000,000,000 People = 0.070251620736 square meter per person. Sorry to squash your comment with facts and all.