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Pagan religions did not require their adherents to worship only one god or even one set of gods. Many pagans believed that deities were local, so that if you moved to a different region, you would naturally change your gods. Adding one or more new deities to the religious system was not a problem; in fact, more educated people in the pagan world frequently thought of this as being broad-minded and inclusive.
Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home
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