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Distortion of the True Religion
In the 20th century important research
has been done on the origin of religions, thanks
to which it has become known that there is no
scientific value in claims about religions' evolution, and that such
claims are only imaginary scenarios. Research into world religions
by such leading anthropologists as Andrew Lang and Wilhelm
Schmidt has shown that religions did not evolve; on the contrary,
sometimes underwent distortion over the course of time. The results
of Schmidt's research were published in detail in the periodical,
Anthropos.
Research done especially between 1900-1935 shows that claims
about the evolution of religions are totally false, which led many an-
thropologists to abandon their evolutionary ideas. But despite all
these scientific and historical facts, some radical atheists continued
to defend this untenable scenario.

Archaeological Finds from

Egypt and Mesopotamia

The Mesopotamian plain, not far from the civilization of an-
cient Egypt, is known as the "cradle of civilizations."
Among the most important information to emerge from archae-
ological research in these areas came from discoveries regarding
these societies' religious beliefs. Inscriptions tell of the activities of
countless false deities. As more information was discovered and re-
searchers discovered better methods to interpret the data, some de-
tails about these civilizations' religious beliefs began to emerge. One
of the most interesting things is that above all the false deities these
people believed in, they also believed in one God. Historical evi-

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