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Another interpretation of the 33 million Gods in Hinduism
Non-Hindus always criticize Hinduism having so many Gods. Usually I argue "Hindus see 1 God, it's just characteristics. It's you who see many Gods. As you speak of My God, Your God etc. Whereas we Hindus see only 1 God for all"
I believe that all human are incarnations of the Divine
So, I believe that the 33 million number just means that at the time this number was revealed to mankind, that the world population of humans was ca. 33 million.
I double checked it with Google:
5000 years ago the world population was 14 million. Then 33 million seems quite close.
Non-Hindus always criticize Hinduism having so many Gods. Usually I argue "Hindus see 1 God, it's just characteristics. It's you who see many Gods. As you speak of My God, Your God etc. Whereas we Hindus see only 1 God for all"
I believe that all human are incarnations of the Divine
So, I believe that the 33 million number just means that at the time this number was revealed to mankind, that the world population of humans was ca. 33 million.
I double checked it with Google:
5000 years ago the world population was 14 million. Then 33 million seems quite close.
Humans had been around for tens of thousands of years by the year 1 A.D. when the Earth's population was an estimated 200 million. It hit the billion mark in 1804 and doubled by 1927
5000 years ago, the population was 14 million. 4000 years ago, it was 27 million. 3000 years ago, it was 50 million
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