(06-05-2023, 10:07 PM)Infolurker Wrote: They are not real gods... just fallen angels / demons who have played gods to the pagans.
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How dies one distinguish a "real god" from a mere "spiritual being that is worshiped as a real god"? If they are both spiritual beings, and are both being worshiped by humans, what is the distinguishing characteristic that makes one a "real god" and the other a "not real god"?
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