The individual is powerful in many ways. This is demonstrated in a human's ability to adapt to situations that no other animal could. It is also evident in the new advancement in biological studies. When any human acknowledges an outer being of higher existence, the power of the acknowledgement makes the human more powerful. For example, that being Christians acknowledging Jesus as a god. Therefore, the individual has more power than the gods they believe in and this is shown in terms of the belief an individual has, the power the gods have and how they affect the world.
The worship from humans can empower gods, allowing them to continue to exist and influence the world. “All [someone has] to believe with is [their] senses” (Gaiman, 125) and this acts as a way of worship towards the gods. With their worship, it acknowledges the existence of a god and gives the god more power. In other terms, the individual could be sacrificing something as an act of worship. For instance, in American Gods, …show more content…
The way the gods affect the world is by segregation. This is evident by viewing the variety of religions spoken about in the text. Though, “religions are, by definition, metaphors… [A] vantage point from which to view the world”(452) they still allow people to be put into categories and groups. As a result, because of the vast amount of gods, there then are so many different religions. This causes segregation due to all the gods and how one religion may view themselves as the absolute one. For instance, the two groups of gods are the old and new, as the new gods become more powerful, the old forgotten gods become less. In effect, segregation separates the two into different categories. The new gods claim that they “are the future and [they] don’t [care about any of the forgotten gods].” (50) And so therefore, it’s clear to say segregation is one of the ways the gods affect the
The worship from humans can empower gods, allowing them to continue to exist and influence the world. “All [someone has] to believe with is [their] senses” (Gaiman, 125) and this acts as a way of worship towards the gods. With their worship, it acknowledges the existence of a god and gives the god more power. In other terms, the individual could be sacrificing something as an act of worship. For instance, in American Gods, …show more content…
The way the gods affect the world is by segregation. This is evident by viewing the variety of religions spoken about in the text. Though, “religions are, by definition, metaphors… [A] vantage point from which to view the world”(452) they still allow people to be put into categories and groups. As a result, because of the vast amount of gods, there then are so many different religions. This causes segregation due to all the gods and how one religion may view themselves as the absolute one. For instance, the two groups of gods are the old and new, as the new gods become more powerful, the old forgotten gods become less. In effect, segregation separates the two into different categories. The new gods claim that they “are the future and [they] don’t [care about any of the forgotten gods].” (50) And so therefore, it’s clear to say segregation is one of the ways the gods affect the