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Theology, by Number of Gods

January 22, 2019

Religious positions plotted as numbers of gods on number lines, from atheism (0) to e-theism (e) and militant atheism (i).

Content note: Religion (Christianity, Satanism, atheism).

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[Title] "Theology, by Number of Gods" [number lines]

Monotheism: 1 · Christianity: 1 and 3 · Polytheism: 2–7… · Agnosticism: the whole line, shaded · e-theism: ~2.718 · Atheism: 0 · Satanism: −1 · Militant Atheism: i (on the imaginary axis) · Microtheism: between 0 and 1

Topics
Number & Arithmetic › Number LineNumber & Arithmetic › IntegersNumber & Arithmetic › Irrational Numbers › eAlgebra › Complex NumbersNumber & Arithmetic › Imaginary Numbers
Level
Middle SchoolHigh School
Themes
PunsVisual ExplanationsHistory & Holidays