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I suppose that an estimate of the number of all deities would amount to several millions; Wikipedia proposes a list of the main deities, apparently with questionable results.

Perhaps Girotto, Pievani and Vallortigara are right when in their book “Nati per credere”, they consider supernatural beliefs as a result of evolution. Human imagination, coupled with the innate tendency to think that a clear intention lies behind any phenomenon – whether of geological or meteorological origin -, produces ghosts and divinities.

Then comes a megalomaniac who wants to put order and have no more distinct entities, no more gods who can explain each phenomenon, but one god who explains everything.
I prefer to think of a plural solution, that does not claim to explain everything.

See also:

The almighty

Let’s assume that the supernatural being, who a lot of people base their existence, on appears incontrovertibly…

Siamese Twins

Playful illustration created with traditional techniques (paper, pencil, watercolors, ecoline, etc.)

At the mercy

In this grim image, the human element – pierced endlessly and subjected to who knows what other offenses – is almost canceled.