Indeed, intolerance is essential only to monotheism; an only God is by…

Arthur Schopenhauer
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Indeed, intolerance is essential only to monotheism; an only God is by nature a jealous God who will not allow another to live. On the other hand, polytheistic gods are naturally tolerant, they live and let live. ✨ Arthur Schopenhauer, E. F. J. Payne (1974). Parerga and Paralipomena: Short Philosophical Essays, p.358, Oxford University Press
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