From: no@spamthank.s   
      
   robertva wrote:   
   > On 1/31/2010 3:15 PM, Davej wrote:   
   >> In the BSG universe what is the significant difference between these   
   >> two?   
   >   
   > I have the impression the polytheist colonists are worshiping the   
   > leaders of the groups that emigrated from Kobal to the 12 colonies.   
   > Apparently the monothiests came to the conclusion those people as   
   > dieties is BS and theirs only a single diety that created the Universe   
   > and man including Kobal.   
      
   Well, I can't be arsed to watch Caprica TBH, but in BSG it was made quite   
   clear, especially in RDM's statements about Kobol etc, that the gods of   
   Kobol were actual gods and the people lived with their gods until they   
   discovered how to make Cylons, or something, then something happened the   
   writers never explained because apparently they hadn't got much of a clue   
   really as it turned out and just left it all up in the air.   
      
   But anyway, the gods like Athena and Hera were real gods on Kobol, not   
   leaders of the groups that emigrated, certainly.   
      
   I wouldn't be expecting to get much of a coherent backstory in this Caprica   
   thing if I were you, and I would advise against speculating. On the   
   precedent of BSG, the writers have no idea what the mythological backstory   
   is, and as such speculation can never zero in on the in-story truth, because   
   there isn't one. At least, there wasn't in BSG. It was effectively a five   
   year shaggy dog story.   
      
      
   Ian   
      
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