Gobs of Gods

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I took a few minutes to compile the names of a few of the deities that people have believed in, and that people still do believe in... I definitely missed LOTS of them. Only about 1400 of them here. Some of them are probably repeats and/or synonyms for the same ones, too.

Any obviously missing ones?

Now then, given "Pascal's Wager", that you should believe because it's dangerous not to believe, which one should I believe in, "just to be safe"?

Or perhaps he/she/it/they aren't listed here?

ABASSI
ABEONA
ABGAL
ABUK
ABUNDANTIA
AC YANTO
ACAN
ACAT
ACHELOIS
ACHELOUS
ACOLMIZTLI
ACOLNAHUACATL
ADAMANTHEA
ADEONA
ADIMURTI
ADITYAS
ADONIS
ADRAMMELECH
ADRASTEIA
ADROANZI
AEGEA
AEGIR
AENGUS
AEOLUS
AEQUITAS
AESIR
AETHER
AETHON
AETNA
AFRICUS
AGÉ
AGASTYA
AGHORA
AGLAEA
AGNI
AGOUÉ
AGROTORA
AGUNUA
AGWE
AH BOLOM TZACAB
AH CANCUM
AH CHUN CAAN
AH CHUY KAK
AH CILIZ
AH CUN CAN
AH CUXTAL
AH HULNEB
AH KIN
AH KUMIX UINICOB
AH MUN
AH MUZENCAB
AH PEKU
AH PUCH
AH TABAI
AH UINCIR DZ'ACAB
AH UUC TICAB
AHA NJOKU
AHAU-KIN
AHMAKIQ
AHULANE
AIDA-WEDO
AILUROS
AINE
AIRMID
AITA
AIZAN
AIZEN-MYOO
AJA
AJA
AJBIT
AJI-SUKI-TAKA-HI-KONE
AJOK
AKER
AKHUSHTAL
AKKAN
ALAGHOM NAOM
ALAUWAIMIS
ALCYONE
ALECTO
ALECTRONA
ALEMONIA
ALLAH
ALOM
ALPAN
ALPHEUS
ALULUEI
AM-NO-TANABATA-HIME
AMA-ARHUS
AMA-NO-MINAKA-NUSHI
AMA-TSU-MARA
AMAETHON
AMATERASU
AMATHAUNTA
AMATSU-KAMI
AMATSU MIKABOSHI
AMAUNET
AMBIKA
AME-NO-MI-KUMARI
AME-NO-WAKAHIKO
AMENT
AMIDA
AMIMITL
AMMAVARU
AMMON
AMPHITRITE
AMUN
AMUN-RE
AMURRU
AN
ANALA
ANANKE
ANANSI
ANANTESA
ANAT
ANATU
ANDHRIMNIR
ANDJETY
ANGERONA
ANGITA
ANGITIA
ANGRBODA
ANGRBODA
ANGUTA
ANHUR
ANI
ANILA
ANINGAN
ANKT
ANNA PERENNA
ANNAMURTI
ANNAPURNA
ANOUKE
ANSA
ANSHAR
ANTEROS
ANTEVORTE
ANTI
ANTU
ANU
ANU
ANUBIS
ANUKET
ANUMATI
ANUNITU
ANURADHA
AO CHI'IN
AO KUANG
AO SHUN
AOJUN
APA
APAM NAPAT
APEP
APET
APHRODITE
APIS
APLU
APO
APOCATEQUIL
APOLLO
APSARAS
APSU
APSU
APU ILLAPU
APU PUNCHAU
AQUILO
ARADIA
ARANYANI
ARAZU
ARDHANARI
ARDHANARISVARA
ARDRA
AREBATI
ARENSNUPHIS
ARES
ARIANRHOD
ARTEMIS
ARTUME
ARUNDHATI
ARURU
ARYMAN
ASA
ASCLEPIUS
ASGAYA GIGAGEI
ASHNAN
ASLESA
ASTAMATARA
ASTRAEA
ASTRILD
ASURAS
ASVAYUJAU
ASVINS
ATEN
ATHENA
ATHIRAT
ATICANDIKA
ATIRA
ATL
ATLA
ATLAS
ATRI
ATUM
AUDHUMLA
AURORA
AUSTER
AVATARS OF VISHNU
AWONAWILONA
AYA
AYYAPPAN
AZACA
BA
BA XIAN
BAAL
BAAL-HADDAD
BABA
BABBAR
BABI
BACABS
BACCHUS
BACKLUM CHAAM
BADB
BAKU
BALA
BALAKRSNA
BALAM
BALARAMA
BALDER
BALDER
BALI
BALOR
BANBA
BANEBDJETET
BANGA
BANKA-MUNDI
BARON-LA-CROIX
BARON CIMETIÈRE
BARON SAMEDI
BASTET
BAT
BELATU-CADROS
BELENUS
BELET-ILI
BELETSERI
BELISAMA
BELLONA
BENTEN
BENZAI-TEN
BES
BESET
BEYLA
BHADRA
BHAGA
BHARANI
BHARAT MATA
BHARATI
BHAVANI
BHUMIDEVI
BHUMIYA
BHUTAMATA
BHUVANESVARI
BIG HEADS
BIMBOGAMI
BINZURU-SONJA
BISHAMON
BITOL
BIXIA YUANJIN
BOLONTIKU
BONA DEA
BOREAS
BORGHILD
BOSATSU
BOT
BRAGI
BRAGI
BRAHMA
BRAHMANI
BRAN
BRANWEN
BREATHMAKER
BRES
BRIGIT
BRIGITTE
BRIHASPATI
BRONO
BUBONA
BUDDHA
BUDHA
BUDHI PALLIEN
BUKU
BULUC CHABTAN
BUMBA
BUNJIL
BUTO
BUTSU
BYLGIA
CABAGUIL
CACA
CAI-SHEN
CAILLEACH
CAILLEACH BEARA
CAKULHA
CALLIOPE
CAMAXTLI
CAMAXTLI
CAMAZOTZ
CAMENAE
CANDELIFERA
CAO GUO-JIU
CAPRAKAN
CARDEA
CARIDWEN
CARMENTA
CARNA
CARREFOUR
CATEQUIL
CAUAC
CAUTHA
CAVILLACA
CENTEOTL
CENTZONUITZNAUA
CERES
CERNUNNOS
CGHENE
CH'ENG-HUANG
CHAC
CHAITANYA
CHALCHIUHTLATONAL
CHALCHIUHTLICUE
CHALCHIUTOTOLIN
CHALMECACIHUILT
CHALMECATL
CHAMA
CHAMER
CHANDANAYIKA
CHANDIKA
CHANDRA
CHANG-KUO LAO
CHANTICO
CHAOB
CHAOS
CHARUN
CHASCA
CHASCA COYLLUR
CHENG-HUANG
CHENTI-CHETI
CHENTI-IRTI
CHERTI
CHIBIRIAS
CHICCAN
CHICOMECOATL
CHICOMEXOCHTLI
CHICONAHUI
CHIEN-SHIN
CHIMATA-NO-KAMI
CHINNAMASTAKA
CHITRA
CHITRAGUPTA
CHIUTA
CHLORIS
CHNUM
CHONS
CHONTAMENTI
CHU JIANG
CHU JUNG
CHUKU
CHUNG-LI CH'UAN
CHUP-KAMUI
CIHUACOATL
CINXIA
CIT BOLON TUM
CITLALATONAC
CITLALICUE
CIUCOATL
CIZIN
CLEMENTIA
CLIO
CLOACINA
COATLICUE
COCHIMETL
COCOMAMA
COELUS
COEUS
COLEL CAB
COLOP U UICHKIN
COMUS
CONDITOR
CONIRAYA
CONSUS
CONVECTOR
COPACATI
COPIA
COYOLXAUHQUI
COYOPA
COYOTE
CRONUS
CUBA
CULSU
CUM HAU
CUNINA
CUPID
DA
DAGDA
DAGON
DAGUR
DAIBOSATSU
DAIKOKU
DAINICHI
DAMBALLAH-WEDO
DAMGALNUNNA
DARAMULUN
DEA TACITA
DECIMA
DEDUN
DEI LUCRII
DEMETER
DENG
DEOHAKO
DEVAKI
DEVAPUROHITA
DEVERA
DEVERRA
DEVI
DEWI
DHA-SHI-ZHI
DHANAPATI
DHANISTHA
DHANVANTARI
DHARA
DHARMA
DHARTI MATA
DHATAR
DHATRI
DHISANA
DHRUVA
DI-CANG
DI-GUAN
DIANA
DIONYSUS
DIRAE
DIS PATER
DISCIPLINA
DISCORDIA
DISEN
DIUS FIDUS
DJEHEUTY
DOMFE
DONAR
DONG-YUE DA-DI
DONGO
DOSOJIN
DOU-MU
DOZOKU-SHIN
DUA
DUAMUTEF
DUMUZI
DURGHA
DYAUS PITA
DYAVAPRTHIVI
DYLAN
DZIVA
EA
EA
EBEH
EBISU
EDINKIRA
EGESTES
EGUNGUN-OYA
EHECATL
EIR
EIRENE
EKCHUAH
EKIBIOGAMI
EKKEKO
EL
ELLI
ELLIL
EMMA-O
EMPANDA
EN-KAI
ENDOVELICUS
ENEKPE
ENKI
ENLIL
ENMESARRA
ENNEAD
ENNUGI
ENYO
EOS
EPIMETHUS
EPONA
ER-LANG
ERATO
EREBUS
ERESHKIGAL
ERESHKIGAL
ERINYES
ERIS
ERIS
EROS
ERRA
ERZULIE
ERZULIE DANTOR
ESEASAR
ESHU
ESTANATLEHI
EURUS
EUTERPE
EVAN
EVENING STAR
EVENTUS BONUS
FABULINUS
FAMA
FAN-KUI
FARO
FATES
FAUNA
FAUNUS
FAUSTITAS
FAVONIUS
FEBRIS
FEBRUUS
FEI LIAN
FELICITAS
FENG BO
FENG PO-PO
FENRIR
FENRIR
FERONIA
FERONIA
FIDES
FLORA
FONTUS
FORNAX
FORSETI
FORSETI
FORTUNA
FREYA
FREYJA
FREYR
FREYR
FRIGG
FRIGG
FU-XING
FUDO
FUFLUNS
FUJIN
FUKUROKUJU
FULGORA
FUNADAMA
FURIES
FURIES
FURINA
FUTSU-NUSHI-NO-KAMI
GAEA
GAHE
GAMA
GAMAB
GANDHARVAS
GANESHA
GANGA
GAO YAO
GBADU
GEB
GEFION
GEKKA-O
GERD
GHANAN
GIBIL
GIDJA
GILGAMESH
GIRRU
GLUSKAP
GOD
GOIBHNU
GONG DE TIAN
GONG GONG
GOU MANG
GRACES
GRAND BOIS
GRAND MAÎTRE
GRATIAE
GREAT RAINBOW SNAKE
GUÉDÉ
GUAN-DI
GUCUMATZ
GUI XIAN
GULA
GUN
GUN
GUNAB
GWYDION
HACHA'KYUM
HACHIMAN
HADES
HAH
HAN
HAN HSIANG-TZU
HAN XIAN-ZI
HANIYASU-HIKO
HANIYASU-HIME
HANUMAN
HAPI
HAR-NEDJ-ITEF
HAR-PA-KHERED
HARIHARA
HATHOR
HATMEHIT
HAUHET
HAYA-JI
HE BO
HE XIAN-GU
HEBE
HECATE
HEDETET
HEH
HEIMDALL
HEIMDALL
HEITSI
HEKET
HEL
HEL
HELIOS
HEMEN
HEMERA
HEMSUT
HENG O
HEPHAESTUS
HERA
HERACLES
HERMES
HERMOD
HERMOD
HESAT
HESPEROS
HESTIA
HEZ-UR
HIKE
HINA
HINO
HIPPONA
HIRANYAGARBHA
HIRUKO
HO HSIEN-KU
HOD
HODER
HOLLER
HONOS
HORTA
HORUS
HOSO-NO-KAMI
HOTEI
HOU JI
HOU TU
HOW-CHU
HOW-TOO
HU JING-DE
HUACA
HUANG-LAO
HUANG-LAO-JUN
HUANG FEI-HU
HUEHUETEOTL
HUITZILOPOCHTLI
HUIXTOCIHUATL
HUMBABA
HUN CAME
HUN HUNAHPU
HUNAB KU
HURAKAN
HUVE
HYGIEIA
HYPERION
HYPNOS
IDA
IDA-TEN
IDUN
IDUNN
IHU
IHY
IKA-ZUCHI-NO-KAMI
IKI-RYO
ILLAPA
IMANA
IMIUT
IMRA
IMSET
INANNA
INARI
INDIVIA
INDRA
INDRANI
INMUTEF
INTI
IO
IPET
IRDLIRVIRISISSONG
IRKALLA
ISARA
ISHKHARA
ISHKUR
ISHTAR
ISHTAR
ISIS
ISORA
ITZAMNA
ITZANANOHK`U
ITZLACOLIUHQUE
ITZLI
ITZPAPALOTL
IX
IX CHEBEL YAX
IXCHEL
IXTAB
IXTLILTON
IXZALUOH
IZANAGI
IZANAMI
JAGANMATRI
JANUS
JESUS
JHVH
JI NU
JIAN LAO
JIN JIA
JINUSHIGAMI
JIZO
JOH
JOK
JORD
JORMUNGAND
JOVE
JUICHIMEN
JUNO
JUPITER
JUROJIN
JUSTITIA
JUTURNA
JUVENTAS
K'IN
KA-ATA-KILLA
KACHINAS
KAGUTSUCHI
KAKA-GUIE
KAKSISA
KALI
KALKI
KALLIN KALLIN
KALUNGA
KAMA
KAMADO-GAMI
KAMI-KAZE
KAMINARI
KAN
KAN-U-UAYEYAB
KAN-XIB-YUI
KANATI
KANAYAMA-HIKO
KANAYAMA-HIME
KARI
KARTIKEYA
KARTTIKEYA
KATHIRAT
KAUKET
KAWA-NO-KAMI
KEBECHET
KEBECHSENEF
KEMWER
KENRO-JI-JIN
KHEM
KHENTAMENTI
KHENTIMENTIU
KHEPRI
KHNUM
KHONVOUM
KI
KIANTO
KINGU
KINICH AHAU
KISHI-BOJIN
KISHIJOTEN
KISHIMO-JIN
KITCKI MANITOU
KO-NO-HANA
KOJIN
KOMBU
KON
KOSHIN
KOYA-NO-MYOIN
KRISHNA
KUAN TI
KUBERA
KUI-XING
KUK
KUKLIKIMOKU
KUKULCAN
KUKUNOCHI-NO-KAMI
KULITTA
KULLA
KUNI-TOKO-TACHI
KURA-OKAMI
KURMA
KUSAG
KVASIR
KWAN YIN
KWAN YIN
LA SIRÈNE
LACTANS
LAGA
LAHAR
LAKSHMI
LAMASTU
LAN CAI-HE
LAN TS'AI-HO
LAO-JUN
LARAN
LARENTA
LARES
LASA
LATONA
LAVERNA
LEGBA
LEGBA
LEI-GONG
LEI-ZI
LEI KUNG
LETO
LI TIE-GUAI
LI TIEH-KUAI
LIBER
LIBERA
LIBERALITAS
LIBERTAS
LIBITINA
LIMA
LING-BAO TIAN-ZONG
LISA
LIU BEI
LLEU
LOCO
LOFN
LOKI
LOKI
LONG-WANG
LOSNA
LU-XING
LU BAN
LU DONG-BIN
LU TUNG-PIN
LUCIFER
LUCINA
LUGH
LUNA
MA'AT
MA-MIAN
MA WANG
MAAHES
MACUILXOCHITL
MAGNA MATER
MAGNI
MAHES
MAIA
MAIESTA
MAITREYA
MALINALXOCHI
MAMA
MAMA ALLPA
MAMA COCHA
MAMA OELLO
MAMA PACHA
MAMA QUILLA
MAMI WATA
MAMITU
MAMMETU
MANANNAN MAC LIR
MANASA-DEVI
MANCO CAPAC
MANI
MANIA
MANIA
MANTUS
MARASSA
MARDUK
MARDUK
MARINETTE
MARISHA-TEN
MARRUNI
MARS
MARTU
MARUTS
MASSIM-BIAMBE
MATARISVAN
MATSYA
MATUTA
MAUI
MAWAYA-NO-KAMI
MAWU
MBABA MWANA WARESA
MBOMBA
MEDITRINA
MEFITIS
MEHTURT
MELLONA
MELPOMENE
MEN-SHEN
MENA
MENDES
MENHIT
MENRVA
MENS
MENTHU
MERCURY
MERET
MERETSEGER
MESENET
MESKHENET
MESSOR
METIS
METZTLI
MEXTLI
MICHABO
MICTLANTECUTLI
MIDGARD SERPENT
MIMING
MIMIR
MIMIR
MIN
MINERVA
MINGA BENGALE
MIRO
MITRA
MIXCOATL
MIYAZU-HIME
MNEMOSYNE
MNEWER
MO-HI-HAI
MODI
MOIRAE
MONETA
MONJU-BOSATSU
MORNING STAR
MORRIGAN
MORS
MORTA
MOT
MU-KING
MU GONG
MUGASA
MUGASHA
MULAC
MUMMU
MUSES
MUSSO KORONI
MUSUBI-NO-KAMI
MUT
MUTA
MUTINUS MUTUNUS
MYLITTA
NÜ-GUA
NABU
NAENIA
NAGENATZANI
NAI-NO-KAMI
NAKA-YAMA-TSU-MI
NAKSHATRAS
NAMMU
NAMTAR
NANA BULUKU
NANAJA
NANAUATZIN
NANNA
NANSHE
NANTOSUELTA
NAREAU
NARYANA
NAUM
NAUNET
NEBO
NECESSITAS
NEFERTEM
NEHEBKAU
NEITEROGOB
NEITH
NEKHBET
NEMESIS
NEMESTRINUS
NEPER
NEPHTHYS
NEPIT
NEPTUNE
NERGAL
NERGAL
NERTHUS
NESARU
NETHUNS
NIDABA
NIKE
NIKKO-BOSATSU
NIN-AGAL
NINATTA
NINAZU
NINEDINNA
NINGIRSU
NINGIZZIDA
NINHURSAG
NINHURSAG
NINIGI-NO-MIKOTO
NINKARRAK
NINKASI
NINLIL
NINTUR
NINURTA
NIRRITI
NISABA
NIU WANG
NJORD
NJORD
NOHOCHACYUM
NOKOMIS
NOMINOSUKUNE
NONA
NORNS
NORTH STAR
NORTIA
NOTT
NOTUS
NOX
NUN
NUNDINA
NUNET
NUSKU
NUT
NYALITCH
NYORAI
NYX
NZAME
OANOMOCHI
OBARATOR
OBASSI
OBATALA
OCASTA
OCCATOR
OCEANUS
ODIN
ODUDUA
OGHMA
OGMIOS
OGOUN
OGOUN BADAGRIS
OGOUN FER
OGOUN SHANGO
OHO-YAMA
OHONAMOCHI
OKUNI-NUSHI
OLELBIS
OLIFAT
OMACATL
OMECIHUATL
OMETECUHTLI
OPOCHTLI
OPS
ORBONA
ORCUS
OROMILA
OSHUNMARE
OSIRIS
OWATATSUMI
OYAMATSUMI
P'AN-CHIN-LIEN
PA
PA-CHA
PA-HSIEN
PA HSIEN
PACHACAMAC
PACHET
PALES
PAMBA
PAN
PAN-GU
PAN JIN LIAN
PAPSUKKEL
PARCAE
PARIACACA
PARICIA
PARVATI
PATECATL
PAX
PAYNAL
PELE
PENATES
PERSEPHONE
PETBE
PETRO
PHEME
PHOEBE
PHOSPHEROS
PICUS
PIETAS
PLUTO
POENA
POLYHYMNIA
POMONA
PORTUNES
PORUS
POSEIDON
POSTVERTA
PRAJAPATI
PRIAPUS
PRISNI
PROMETHEUS
PRORSA POSTVERTA
PROSERPINA
PROVIDENTIA
PRTHIVI
PTAH
PUCHAN
PUDICITIA
PUNCHAU
PURUSHA
PUSHAN
PUTA
QAT
QEB
QETESH
QI GU-NIANG
QUAMTA
QUETZALCOATL
QUIRINUS
QUIRITIS
RA
RABBIT
RADA
RAIDEN
RAKTAVIJA
RALUVUMBHA
RAMA
RAMA
RAN
RATI
RATRI
RAVEN
RAVI
RE
RENENET
RENENUTET
RENPET
RESHEPH
RHEA
RHIANNON
RHIBUS
RIG VEDA
RIMMON
ROBIGO
ROBIGUS
ROMA
ROSMERTA
RU SHOU
RUA
RUDRA
RUKMINI
RUMINA
RYANGOMBE
RYO-WO
SADHYAS
SAE-NO-KAMI
SAGA
SAI
SAKHMET
SALACIA
SALBATANU
SALUS
SAMBO-KOJIN
SAMUQAN
SAN-QING
SAN-XING
SANCUS
SARANYU
SARASWATI
SARITOR
SARUTAHIKO OHKAMI
SATAN
SATARAN
SATET
SATURN
SATYANARAYANA
SAVITAR
SAVITRI
SEB
SEBEK
SECURITAS
SEDNA
SEKER
SELENE
SELU
SELVANS
SEMONIA
SENGEN
SEPTU
SERAPIS
SERKET
SESHAT
SESMU
SET
SETH
SETHLANS
SHAKA
SHAKPANA
SHAKURA
SHAMASH
SHAMASH
SHANGO
SHANNON
SHASTI
SHEN-NUNG
SHEN YI
SHI-TIEN YEN-WANG
SHICHI FUJUKIN
SHINDA
SHINE-TSU-HIKO
SHIVA
SHODEN
SHOKI
SHOU-LAO
SHOU-XING
SHU
SHUI-GUAN
SHULPAE
SHUTU
SI-MING
SIA
SIBZIANNA
SIDURI
SILVANUS
SIMBI
SIN
SIN
SITA
SJOFN
SKADI
SLEIPNIR
SMERTRIOS
SOBEK
SOL
SOL
SOMA
SOMNUS
SONG-ZI NIANG-NIANG
SONG DI
SONS OF HORUS
SOPDET
SORS
SOUTH STAR
SPES
STATA MATER
STIMULA
STRENUA
SUADELA
SUBRAMANIA
SUBRUNCINATOR
SUCELLUS
SUIJIN
SUITENGU
SUKUNA-BIKO
SULPA'E
SUMMANUS
SUN
SUN-PI
SUPAY
SURYA
SUSANOWA
SYN
T'SHAI-SHEN
TAGES
TAI-SUI-XING
TAI-YI
TAI-YUE DA-DI
TAKAMI-MUSUBI
TAKEMIKADZUCHI
TAKI-TSU-HIKO
TAMMUZ
TAMMUZ
TANEN
TAO-DE TIAN-ZONG
TAOURIS
TARA
TARANIS
TATENEN
TATSUTA-HIME
TAURT
TAWERET
TAWHAKI
TECCIZTECATL
TEFNUT
TEKKEITSERKTOCK
TELLUS
TEMPESTES
TENENIT
TENJIN
TEOYAOMQUI
TEPEYOLLOTL
TERMINUS
TERPSICHORE
TERRA MATER
TETEOINNAN
TETHYS
TETHYS
TEUTATES
TEZCATLIPOCA
THALIA
THALNA
THANATOS
THEMIS
THESAN
THOBADESTCHIN
THOR
THOTH
THOUME
TI-TSANG WANG
TIAMAT
TIAMAT
TIAN-GUAN
TIAN-MU
TIAN HOU
TIBERINUS
TINIA
TIRAWA-ATIUS
TITLACAUAN
TIWAZ
TLACOLOTL
TLAHUIXCALPANTECUHTLI
TLALOC
TLALTECUHTLI
TLAZOLTEOTL
TOHIL
TONATIUH
TORE
TORNGASAK
TOYO-UKE-BIME
TOYOUKE-OMIKAMI
TRIMURTI
TRIVIA
TS'AO KUO-CHIU
TSAO WANG
TSUI
TSUKI-YUMI
TU-DI
TU-TI
TU
TUAMUTEF
TUATHA DE DANANN
TUCHULCHA
TURAN
TURMS
TVASHTRI
TWIN THUNDER BOYS
TYCHE
TYR
TYR
TZAKOL
TZITZIMIME
UBA
UEUECOYOTL
UGA-JIN
UGA-NO-MITAMA
UKEMOCHI
ULL
UMA
UMUNMUTAMKU
UMVELINQANGI
UN-NEFER
UNEG
UNI
UNUMBOTTE
UNUT
UPANISHADS
URANIA
URANUS
URCAGUARY
URVASI
USHAS
UTTU
UZUME
VACH
VACUNA
VALI
VALKYRIES
VAMANA
VANADEVATAS
VANIR
VANTH
VAR
VARUNA
VASUS
VAYU
VEDAS
VEIOVIS
VEIVE
VENUS
VERITAS
VERMINUS
VERTUMNUS
VESTA
VICHAMA
VICTORIA
VIDAR
VIRACOCHA
VIRTUS
VISHNU
VISVAKARMA
VIVASVAT
VOLTUMNA
VOLUMNA
VOTAN
VULCAN
VULTURNUS
WACHABE
WAKAHIRU-ME
WANG MU NIANG-NIANG
WATA-TSU-MI
WEI-TUO
WEI CHENG
WELE
WEN-CHANG
WEN-SHU
WEPWAWET
WONDJINA
WOSYET
WOTO
WU GUAN
XAMAN EK
XI SHI
XI WANG-MU
XIAN
XILONEN
XIPE TOTEC
XIUHCOATL
XIUHTECUTLI
XOCHIPILLI
XOCHIQUETZAL
XOCOTL
XOLOTL
YABUNE
YACATECUHTLI
YAKSHA
YALUK
YALUNGUR
YAMA
YAMA-NO-KAMI
YAMATO
YAMM THE SEA
YAN-LO
YANG JING
YANGOMBI
YANSAN
YAO-SHI
YEMAJA
YEN-LO-WANG
YENG-WANG-YEH
YI-TI
YONI
YU-HUANG
YU-HUANG-SHANG-TI
YU-QIANG
YUAN-SHI TIAN-ZONG
YUKI-ONNA
YUM CAAX
ZAKAR
ZAO-JUN
ZARAMAMA
ZEPHYRUS
ZEUS
ZHANG FEI
ZHANG XIAN
ZHI-NI
ZHI SONG-ZI
ZHONG KUI
ZHU RONG
ZI-YU
ZOTZ

[neutrino_cannon]

I'm impressed, to say the least. A fitting cyber-tribute to the things that the human mind has created.

Oh yeah, and you missed jehovah.

[Julia]

How about Venus? They say she's a real babe (or hottie,
whatever).

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Now then, given "Pascal's Wager", that you should believe because it's dangerous not to believe, which one should I believe in, "just to be safe"?
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Names are just that. It is the concept that is important.

Don't eat the menu instead of the food, Dave.

[c4ts]

A very important God is missing from the list. Starts with "C," ends with "thulhu."

Also, shouldn't Sex and Horror be on there too? I read they were gods in somebody's sig.

[LuxFerum]

Originally posted by Whodini
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Now then, given "Pascal's Wager", that you should believe because it's dangerous not to believe, which one should I believe in, "just to be safe"?
----


Names are just that. It is the concept that is important.

Don't eat the menu instead of the food, Dave.
yeap, some of then are animals, some are planets, some come in a 3 in 1 package....

[ceo_esq]

In the "A's" you left off "Almighty Dollar".

[shemp]

How dare you offend the great god Zotz, the All-Knowing, All-Seeing, Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe, by naming him with all those pretenders!!! Get upon thine knees and beg for forgiveness, foul heathen!!!

[Lord Kenneth]

You forgot "Dark Cobra".

But seriously... that's a lot of gods... gee golly.. I wonder which one is true...

I choose... TURMS!

Praise be Turms!!!

[Peach Jr.]

Originally posted by c4ts
A very important God is missing from the list. Starts with "C," ends with "thulhu."

Also, shouldn't Sex and Horror be on there too? I read they were gods in somebody's sig.

Yes, how could you have forgotten the multi-tentacled master of the Chaosium? He wouldn't forget you :D

My favorite manifestation of the "master" is with a Santa hat on.

[Upchurch]

Originally posted by Whodini
Names are just that. It is the concept that is important. But some of the concepts listed above are very, very different. At least, I think they are. I actually only recognize a very small number of them.

But, for sake of argument, one person says "God" is the spirit of their deceased ancestor that guides the person in day to day events. Another says that "God" is the force that brought about the universe, never existed in physical form, and sits in judgement of them only after they die.

I mean no offense, but to say that these are really two aspects of the same thing (at least, that is what I think you are implying) is a tad arrogant. What I mean is, who are any of us to say that a person's God is anything other than what they say it is? If I say that I worship the spirit that inhabits my computer, what authority do anyone have to say they know better than I do what it is I worship is really just a small part of something that they worship?

Just a thought.

[evildave]

Oh, and 'Blind IO', 'OM', 'Hogfather', 'The Unnamed Godess' and the other Discworld Gods!

[whitefork]

And where's our very own much beloved Logical Goddess?

All hail the omnipotent octopus:

[Fade]

YOU FORGOT SUMMER FUN CTHULHU.

http://store.rabbitvalley.org/image_cache/2962.jpg

HE'S MENACING!

[Craig]

And no Ed?! Heathen!

[Kiri]

Originally posted by Dark Cobra
You forgot "Dark Cobra".

But seriously... that's a lot of gods... gee golly.. I wonder which one is true...



All of the above.

Got a lot of free time on your hands, Dave? ;)

[Gregor]

You've forgotten to Praise "Bob".


Slack upon you.

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But, for sake of argument, one person says "God" is the spirit of their deceased ancestor that guides the person in day to day events. Another says that "God" is the force that brought about the universe, never existed in physical form, and sits in judgement of them only after they die.
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There are a lot of differences, but I think the main spirit of peoples' god(esses) beliefs are more similar than different, and that the differences are cultural more than structural (for lack of better word).

[Kiri]

Originally posted by Whodini
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But, for sake of argument, one person says "God" is the spirit of their deceased ancestor that guides the person in day to day events. Another says that "God" is the force that brought about the universe, never existed in physical form, and sits in judgement of them only after they die.
----


There are a lot of differences, but I think the main spirit of peoples' god(esses) beliefs are more similar than different, and that the differences are cultural more than structural (for lack of better word).

That's something I've noticed from my own studies: there's really only a handful of different deific archetypes. There are LOTS of virgin-born, dying-and-rising-again, saviour-of-the-world deities. "Trickster" deities are some of my favorites: Bugs Bunny should be on that list.

[rustypouch]

Maybe you should join the God of the Month Club.

http://community-2.webtv.net/magentashadow/GOMC/

"Each month you will receive complete rituals of the current God &/or Goddess of the month including what (or whom) to sacrifice. (All monetary sacrifices should be sent to our Board of Directors.)"

[Upchurch]

Originally posted by Whodini
There are a lot of differences, but I think the main spirit of peoples' god(esses) beliefs are more similar than different, and that the differences are cultural more than structural (for lack of better word).
I'm trying to follow this. "There are a log of differences [in gods]" but people's beliefs in their gods "are more similar than different"

Trying to elaborate on this a bit, you're trying to say that although the object of people's beliefs have very different, the act of believing, itself, is very similar? Further, what ever differences there are in the act of believing are due to cultural factors rather than anything inate in the act of believing?

That's what I'm getting when I take your statement word for word, but with what you said orignally was: "Names are just that. It is the concept that is important." Implying that it is the object (or "concept") of the belief that makes all the difference.

So, if you believe that the concept (or object of belief) is important, then evildave's argument is valid, because each name is attached to a different concept (granted, some are similar, but some are not). Pascel's Wager fails because only believing in once concept provides only a 1/1400 (using Dave's numbers) chance of being correct.

If on the other hand, only the act of believing is required and not selecting the correct object of belief, the odds get much better. In fact, believing in your parents would be enough. or baseball. or that the sun will rise tomorrow. Heck, taking it to the logical extreme, believing in Satan or Demons any number of evil concepts would work to with Pascel's wager.

[Akots]

Wait... Jesus said that there is no path to God save throguh himself. He can't be God, because then you'd have to go through God to reach God.

Originally posted by Akots
Wait... Jesus said that there is no path to God save throguh himself. He can't be God, because then you'd have to go through God to reach God.


What does 'go through' mean in that context?

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Further, what ever differences there are in the act of believing are due to cultural factors rather than anything inate in the act of believing?
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Yes, kind of a dragons vs. UFO's type of thing, and noticing that Eastern religions tend to be more similar within the East, and Western religions tend to be more similar within the West. There are some exceptions though.


China having a god of martial arts is proof to me that specifics of what one believes in are mostly influenced by culture. :)


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That's what I'm getting when I take your statement word for word, but with what you said orignally was: "Names are just that. It is the concept that is important." Implying that it is the object (or "concept") of the belief that makes all the difference.
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Yes, but not "all the difference", but rather "all the similar".

[Upchurch]

Originally posted by Whodini
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That's what I'm getting when I take your statement word for word, but with what you said orignally was: "Names are just that. It is the concept that is important." Implying that it is the object (or "concept") of the belief that makes all the difference.
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Yes, but not "all the difference", but rather "all the similar".
Do you believe that Pascal's wager is a false solution because there is no way to choose the correct object of belief?

[KS_SKEPTIC]

You forgot this one!!!:D :rolleyes: ;)

[c4ts]

You listed Tiamat twice, as well as Tammuz and Sol. There are probably many others, too.

[evildave]

I did mention I haven't spent much time ripping chaff out of it. There's also Bast and Bastet, and several other dissimilar names that are a reference to the same deities. In fact, virtually every Roman god was pretty much a rip-off of a Greek god, renamed.

Of course, the geneology of gods was not my target. Just to go dig up a bunch of names. That's why I don't claim 1476 names, but rather 1400.

I could've even spent time comming to study and understand every single religion and deific reference. But why bother? I may as well study every nuance of Teletubbies and Barney the Dinosaur episodes for all the usefulness it would have.

And you know, I think I'll even agree with Whodini's assessment of how similar they ALL are.

Why, just consider Christianity, Islam and the Aztec religions.

They all require sacrifice, but the details of how it's gone about is the only difference. And look in the Old Testament at what YHWH/JHVH/Jehova/God wanted His followers to do. Blood, blood, blood. All very similar. Now modern Islamic elements think that strapping on a bomb and blowing it up on a bus full of random people is the way to "sacrifice". Christians just want to fight for what is "right". Then we have the Aztecs, who sent collected prisoners and cut their hearts out on an altar, and ritually consumed the remains.

They all believe that when they kill, they do so for the very best of causes. What's the difference? I don't see one. Lots of people die, and be it for Jesus, Allah or Tlaloc.

[INRM]

You put Mania in twice...

Also, I didn't know Gilgamesh was a God. I just thought he was some guy out of the Bible.

-INRM

[CSSMariner]

I have heard the number 10,000 bandied around as being the approximate number of gods created by the inquiring mind of man, and all of them sprang from a primitive mind at that.

I am certainly glad you didn't go to the trouble to list them all. Got a lot of free time on your hands do ya"? :D

For some reason I never got caught up in any of them during my 59 years of traipsing this planet.

[Darat]

Originally posted by evildave
I took a few minutes to compile the names of a few of the deities that people have believed in, and that people still do believe in... I definitely missed LOTS of them. Only about 1400 of them here. Some of them are probably repeats and/or synonyms for the same ones, too.

Any obviously missing ones?

Now then, given "Pascal's Wager", that you should believe because it's dangerous not to believe, which one should I believe in, "just to be safe"?

Or perhaps he/she/it/they aren't listed here?

ABASSI
...snip...
ZOTZ

Please be careful! Have you never read "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C Clarke....

[Solitaire]

Originally posted by evildave
I took a few minutes to compile the names of a few of the deities that people
have believed in, and that people still do believe in... I definitely missed LOTS
of them. Only about 1400 of them here. Some of them are probably repeats
and/or synonyms for the same ones, too.

Any obviously missing ones?

I'm happy that you haven't discovered the three hundred million dieties of India.
:)

[evildave]

Well, you know I probably wouldn't waste the bandwidth on the sort of scale of 9,000,000,000 or even 300,000,000.

At 9,000,000,000, that's almost every possible name containing up to seven characters (including spaces). So, we could be missing gods with names like A, or ZZZZZZZZ.

Of course, knock out the names with obvious spelling errors, like CKCKCKCK, and you probably actually have them up to something more like eight or nine or ten places, according to how thoroughly you choose to filter names for your favorite "All Encompassing Union Of All Gods" deity.

[Thanz]

I'm not exactly sure what the point of this thread is, unless evildave just wants to bait people. The large number of gods is largely irrelevant to the efficacy of Pascal's wager.

The best reason that Pascal's wager fails (if its intention is to convert the non-believer) is that you can't make yourself believe in God for the purposes of the wager. You either believe or you don't. You can say you believe because of the wager, but if that is the only reason, then you don't really believe. And any God worth his salt will be able to see that.

On the other hand, if you already believe, all Pascal's wager does is reassure you about the risks/rewards involved. For those who truly believe, any "sacrifices" for that belief will not be seen as sacrifices, but rather as the proper way to live. And the reward is great. Even with all 1400 of evildave's gods, a 1/1400 chance at immortality is better than a 0/1400 chance, especially when the believer does not believe the cost to be great.

[Akots]

Under that logic, God would prefer you to live a generous, compassionate life as a strict and hard-line atheist skeptic, rather than following all the written rules while being a horrible person through loopholes.

Sounds good to me. :)

[Thanz]

Originally posted by Akots
...rather than following all the written rules while being a horrible person through loopholes.

Well, if we pick Christianity as the religion in question, I'm not sure how this is possible. Jesus said that the two most important rules are to love God and to love your neighbour as yourself (saying something to the effect that on these two hang all of the laws of the prophets). If one follows these two rules, I don't see how you would be a "horrible person through loopholes".

[Dancing David]

This is great stuff.

Evildave: you have answered a question I have had for a long time. Do gods come in herds,prides or dens? The answers is they come in Gobs, as opposed to gaggles I suppose.

This is truely a deep subject, there is an inherent paradox in Pascal's Wager.
What if the diety of choice, upon whom the wager is made, wants that choise to be made from the basis of belief and not fear. To believe in the diety of choice merely because there is a chance that they might exist id most likely to not please the more narrow minded and intolerant dieties.

I once sugusted to a friend of mine that the benefits of prayer were unlikely to be changed by the object of the prayer. I stated that a person could very likely get the same benefits from praying to Fred Flintstone as any other reputed diety. Now what effects may come from the coice of icon may vary but I belief that the benefits of prayer are based upon the effort of prayer not the object.

I think that polythieist nihilism covers most of the winning options in pascal's wager.

Peace
dancing David

[Darwin]

I believe that this Japanese religion of shinto understands some millions of Gods.

[evildave]

Originally posted by Thanz


Well, if we pick Christianity as the religion in question, I'm not sure how this is possible. Jesus said that the two most important rules are to love God and to love your neighbour as yourself (saying something to the effect that on these two hang all of the laws of the prophets). If one follows these two rules, I don't see how you would be a "horrible person through loopholes".

The "most important" laws and tenets are arguable, according to which Christians you'd like to ask.

Some believe that you get an automatic "pass" for heaven just for "giving your heart to" J.C.


(From Matthew, Chapter 10)
10:32
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
10:33
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
10:34
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
10:35
For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
10:36
And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
10:37
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
10:38
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.


It seems to me that to follow these teachings is to care less about your family than religion. The whole chapter is about how worthless people are who don't follow "The Way".


15:1
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
15:2
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
15:3
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
15:4
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
15:5


Q: "Why don't you wash your hands, like you're supposed to?"

A: "Why don't you kill disobedient children, like you're supposed to?"

Or to put it simply, enforce selectively what laws you like, and you as much as have no laws. A bit of real truth, there.

So, you'd better re-read that Bible and track down ALL of the rules your Jesus says you should follow, before you pick a few nice-sounding rules that you like and claim the whole thing is "good" through and through. Some of those "rules" are truly repulsive, and a few are contradictory, so if you do decide to follow them ALL, you will probably drive yourself crazy.

[Thanz]

Originally posted by evildave


The "most important" laws and tenets are arguable, according to which Christians you'd like to ask.

not really. From Matthew 22, 34-40:

34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together.
35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question:
36 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"
37 Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

[Gregor]

Thanz -

Not only do we find multiple stories in each gospel on how to get to heaven, we have conflicts between the gospels:


Mark 10:17-31
17 Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" 18 So Jesus said to him, . . ."You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Do not defraud,' 'Honor your father and your mother.' " F46 20 And he answered and said to Him, "Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth." 21 Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven”


Matthew 19:16-22
But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments." 18 He said to Him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, "'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,' 19 'Honor your father and your mother,' F100 and, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' "


Luke 18:18-30
20 You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'


QUESTION:
Can those who defraud inherit the kingdom of God? No - Mark, Yes - Luke & Matt

Can those who do not love their neighbor inherit the kingdom of God? No - Matt, Yes - Luke & Mark

[evildave]

We may as well quote the Highway Code and claim all drivers live by it. Even the ones who routinely speed*, pass in the breakdown lane, run traffic signals, drink and drive, and especially the ones who veer towards pedestrians in crosswalks.

They all DRIVE, don't they?

(*What? YOU never exceed the speed limit?)

[Thanz]

Originally posted by evildave
We may as well quote the Highway Code and claim all drivers live by it. Even the ones who routinely speed*, pass in the breakdown lane, run traffic signals, drink and drive, and especially the ones who veer towards pedestrians in crosswalks.

They all DRIVE, don't they?

(*What? YOU never exceed the speed limit?)

If you recall, I responding to the idea that one could "follow all the written rules while being a horrible person through loopholes" as put forth by Akots.

If you want your driving analogy to make sense, you would be saying that a person could follow all the written rules of the Highway Code and still be a horrible driver. Is that what you are saying?

[evildave]

Yes, a person could follow the letter of the highway code, and still be a horrible and unsafe driver.

But more importantly, so many claim to be following the "unwritten rules" of driving, and they know better than the legal rules.

[Thanz]

Originally posted by evildave
Yes, a person could follow the letter of the highway code, and still be a horrible and unsafe driver.

How, exactly, does one accomplish this considering the prohibitions agains reckless or careless driving? On what do you base this?

For example, how could I go for my driving test, follow all the rules of the road, and fail the test?

[ceo_esq]

Originally posted by Thanz


How, exactly, does one accomplish this considering the prohibitions agains reckless or careless driving? On what do you base this?

For example, how could I go for my driving test, follow all the rules of the road, and fail the test?
Good point. Driving codes always have "catch-all" provisions - I got nailed for "improper driving" once - that make it an offense to operate a vehicle in any manner that, under the circumstances, would create a risk to life, limb or property.

This simply shows the limitations of the analogy, however. Bad drivers are defined essentially by their actions - demonstrating an inability or unwillingness to observe safe driving practices - whereas we tend to think of bad people as being defined by some combination of their actions and their subjective frame of mind. Accordingly, even if you outwardly followed all the rules, no one who was aware that you secretly harbored ill will would say you were truly a good person.

[Thanz]

Originally posted by ceo_esq

Good point. Driving codes always have "catch-all" provisions - I got nailed for "improper driving" once - that make it an offense to operate a vehicle in any manner that, under the circumstances, would create a risk to life, limb or property.

This simply shows the limitations of the analogy, however. Bad drivers are defined essentially by their actions - demonstrating an inability or unwillingness to observe safe driving practices - whereas we tend to think of bad people as being defined by some combination of their actions and their subjective frame of mind. Accordingly, even if you outwardly followed all the rules, no one who was aware that you secretly harbored ill will would say you were truly a good person.

How realistic is this hypothetical person who does no wrong, but constantly thinks about it? I think that most good people are simply good people, most bad people are simply bad people, both in thoughts and actions.

Of course, no one is good all the time. But I think that the person who does all good actions, but thinks about doing bad actions all the time, simply doesn't exist.

[evildave]

The "good driver" who is dangerous is the one who follows the rules, and has accidents anyway.

As an example, teens fresh out of driver's school, who have "the rules" recently memorized are prone to get into a LOT of wrecks. Is lack of experience illegal? No.

People like senior citizens who simply have slower reaction times can be a hazard after a lifetime of accident-free driving.

One simple method is to follow the letter of the law when nobody else is. You can easily cause an accident by driving at the posted maximum speed while the simple majority of people are exceeding it.

Want to hear horns blare at you? Come to a COMPLETE stop while doing a right turn, and check for pedestrians, other cars and/or hazards before proceeding, as California law states you must. You could easily cause someone to rear-end you.

Did you know that if someone signals a left turn, and they drive forward instead of turning, and you crash into them, YOU caused the wreck?

There are so many laws, that you can't help break one law by following another in many situations. Driving "100% legally" under all situations is simply not impossible.

[arcticpenguin]

Another entry for the list: God of the Gourd (http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/04/15/gourd.deity.reut/index.html)

[evildave]

Nay! The SHOE!

[CWL]

Originally posted by whitefork
And where's our very own much beloved Logical Goddess?

All hail the omnipotent octopus:

What about Crom? He laughs at your Omnipotent Octopus.

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