Behold, the modern day witch doctors.

In their theatrical robes and headdresses.
Like the popes big strange white hat.

And the imans too.

See the superstitious millions believing in their magic connection to
The divine powers.
Totally in awe of the magic as the pope walks around with his smoke gizmo
And blessings (magic incantations).

The human race has changed little in their superstitious need for a magic power to protect them. It is childlike behaviour.

david f,
You are arguing at cross purposes.
The fact is when the view first began, not whether it was true or not, which seems you cannot perceive. It is the origin of an idea not if the idea was true. Get it?

The world view has permeated three major cultures and 90% of the people of the World and all attribute Abraham with the first known author of the idea. It is written of Abraham's grandson Job in his conflict with polytheistic counselors in a book bearing his name "Job".

Dear Josephus,

It might be good if you would check the validity of a statement before you make it.

90% of the world’s population do not follow the Abraham religions. You can look up the info yourself.

However, if all the people on believed in rubbish, their beliefs would still be rubbish. You made the statement that “Historical research shows that Abraham was the first to believe there is only ONE Creator of the Universe, the event with Isaac was that defining moment.”

Please cite the historical research you referred to. You make a lot of statements who have no basis in fact. When ask to substantiate them you make more statements which you can’t substantiate.

Have you no regard for truth?

Josephus wrote: "The fact is when the view first began, not whether it was true or not, which seems you cannot perceive. It is the origin of an idea not if the idea was true. Get it?"

Dear Josephus,

I don't get it. I don't understand why an idea that is not true should be accepted. Please tell me why anyone should accept an idea that is not true.

Ideas as such cannot be true or false - they are just ideas!

One could obviously construct truth/false statements about ideas, for example:
- "Person A entertains idea X", or
- "Idea Y correlates to an external fact in universe U".

Why ought one to adopt a particular idea?

- Because it would be good for them to do so. I see no other reason.

People have adopted the idea that a human fetus is a parasite in the mother's body, obviously untrue yet accepted as it suits a weird theory.