2/3 existentialist paganism

I think there are a couple of things at play. The current ruling ideology of society cannot conceive of civilisation in pantheon. From within civilisation civilisation is all encompassing. Acknowledging other gods, even if we are distant from them, fundamentally changes a persons relationship with the accepted order.

To moralise the gods was the big fatal mistake. The gods are beholden to no law, and to shape them to fit our moral ideals killed our ability to see and comprehend them

*what would you say if i said one of the problems of polytheism is that if you are in communion with the gods then other practitioners don't matter a huge amount, and if you aren't then all the community on earth is no replacement