Editing Religion (section)

===Monotheism===
What is imperative about monotheism is that how it gives expression to unity of 'being' and unity of God, the meaning as such is mediated with singular 'truth' or 'good'. Plato's 'monotheism' is to tend to higher Platonic forms but is regardless an example of how all things are part of one reality or how they are part of something singular, Plato in his 'Republic' even goes as far as to conclude in that poetry should be banished from the state or 'ideal state' because poets being the imitator of nature are removed from reality and it gratifies the soul's baser part. For Plato, in his 'Republic' the good takes the form of state an 'ideal republic'. Further Plato says that poetry may be allowed to return when it would be appropriate to exist in 'city with good laws' or in other words 'ideal republic' of Plato because on the contrary was the situation where poets like Homer and others were respected and were considered important.<ref>Plato's 'Republic' Book X</ref>

History of Abrahamic religions namely Christianity, Islam and Judaism show how there has always been the fight between paganism and monotheism, also how monotheism is deals with deviation from the 'good'. Jesus' test by the devil in the wilderness with the devil tempting Him at a time when He had fasted for forty days is symbolic of how Satan dares to employ its deceitful techniques on a great character like Jesus in Bible.<ref>Matthew 4:1-25</ref> Fasting and praying is to cut off from the world which has made a man's flesh indulgent in slothful routine and mannerisms which the devil tries to revert.<ref>"Do not indulge your slothful flesh during prayer; do not hurry. The flesh, growing weary and oppressed by the holy work, hastens to finish praying, in order to rest or to occupy itself with worldly or carnal matters." - St. John of Kronstadt</ref> Due to deviations from 'chief good' which monotheism has it as its essence we find pedophilia, debauchery and acts which are lower forms of humanity e.g. Sodom and Gomorrah which is found in Abrahamic tradition and also both in ancient Greece and Rome; Roman emperor Hadrian's love relationship with Antinous, a young boy; Zeus's affairs with various mortal women while Zeus transforming himself to animal or other form.<ref>https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofclas0000grim/page/468/mode/2up?view=theater</ref>

It is worth noting that religions such as Hinduism which are often regarded as 'pagans' or 'heathens' due to the outlook representative of many Gods actually have a metaphysical premise which has monotheistic underpinnings.