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Maybe there is something to this - ancient polytheistic religions were chock-a-block with tabloid style stories, and monotheistic Christianity has managed to absorb a host of saints, angels and other polytheistic elements.
I think there is a difference between the philosophical kind of religious belief, and the anthropomorphic type where a host of deities plot and scheme and act out human roles up in heaven, or perhaps as the poster suggests, today in Hollywood.
But I do think there are two very different types of religious belief being talked about here. Roachboy asks about the difference between 'magic' and religion - I'd respond by saying that this magic, polytheistic and celebrity urge may have a common psychological cause - but I'd point out the difference between that, and more philosophical religious ideas.
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