Is Christianity Polytheistic?

Different people define the word 'god' in different ways. Sometimes, they will explicitly state what definition they are using, other times, they will implicitly state it. A very easy way to figure out when a Christian is speaking of the Christian definition of a god is when they capitalize the word. If they are speaking of some other definition, they usually don't capitalize it. Now, on an internet forum, capitalization, indeed even punctuation, often fly out the window.I think most people wuld give some necessary criteria for a god-concept to be: supernatural, creative, and awe-inspiring. Now, different religions offer different additional criteria, but they recognize a kinness with anyone who has at least the minimum requirements. That is how, despite Hindu gods not meeting all the criteria of a Christian god, they can recognize a sort of kindred belief.They don't believe the Hindu gods are gods, but they can recognize that Hindus have a different set of criteria, and so can say that Hindus are theists. So, based on the minimum requirements for a theistic belief, Satan may be ble to be considered a gid, it is not required of Christians, who have a larger set of criteria, to recognize him as one.So, while it would be equivocation to say that belief in gods (notice the small 'g') is an indication of the existence of God (large "G"), it is not to say that belief in gods indicates the existence of gods. This is not a logical argumet, however, it does not suffer from equivocation.I normally agree with many of your posts, but I think you're barking up the wrong tree here.

I would hazard to say that a Christian, if they're being honest, would say that Satan meets the minimum requirements to be considered a god, when speaking in the broad sense of the term. However, in Christianity, Satan doesn't meet the additinal requirements, so Satan is not considered a god in Christianity.The thing is, many things that almost no one would consider a god meets these requirements, such as fairies, pixies, leprechauns, angels, demons, and ghosts. As with most people, thy let the person they are describing as theist define the term god. Me, being an atheist, I don't believe any of the god concepts are real, but I don't consider everyone to be an atheist. They all believe in a god as they define it. The definition is subjective, and most people, when talking about other cultures or people, let those other people or cultures define god(s) in their own way, and then we take them at their word. Satan is a Christian concept, therefore Christians get to define the parameters, even when a Muslim or Hindu is talking about them. Conversely, a Christian, when talking about Hindus' beliefs, must accept the Hindus' definition of gods. It's not a contradiction, it's an understanding of the conflicting definitions and different cultures. The most honest thing to do is to judge a culture or religion by that culture or religion's own parameters, rather than trying to force it into a foreing framework. You'd have to ask Slevesque that. I can't read his mind to decipher what he meant, especially out of context.