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I don't understand what potential you're talking about? There is more potential in any Monotheistic religion to absorb more people and make them unite then in any pagan religion. There are million "Gods" in pagan religion and every person can have their "favorite" and that can be reason to fight with others. Moment when people accepted one God for all, was a moment in history when human conscience got to higher level. (Ok, that was not a perfect moment since there are few Monotheistic religions today)
If we speak from politician point of view, if politics is involved with religion then no kind of religion won't help you because politicians would find a way to manipulate with people whatever they believe in.
If we speak from theological (and one person/believer) point of view, I believe that God can be only one for us all, everything else like pagan's "Gods" are just fallen Angels. That's why pagan Gods are similar to people, they are not pure in any way. But one God is a symbol of pure good, something that Pagans couldn't even imagine that it is possible, like an abstract idea - embodiment of good.
I'm fine with some Pagan heritage that is left in Orthodox Christianity but I see that rather like a kind of folklore.
And one question - how do you pray to your human-like pagan Gods? I'm curious.
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