The issue in my eyes is less that the “worshipping pool” is so sharply delineated between A and B, and more that the gods are active, present forces which can come down and answer any disagreements promptly. (And yes, this bugs me too.)
Like, it’s hard to have different interpretations if you can just ask the local priest to resolve questions of worship by talking to his god directly, and you’re pretty sure he’s telling the truth because unfaithful priests get stripped of their powers - if not outright smote down - when they misrepresent a diety’s actions.
To make this work - and I agree it’s a much more interesting approach - the gods can’t be a reliably active and predictable force in the world.
The issue in my eyes is less that the “worshipping pool” is so sharply delineated between A and B, and more that the gods are active, present forces which can come down and answer any disagreements promptly. (And yes, this bugs me too.)
Like, it’s hard to have different interpretations if you can just ask the local priest to resolve questions of worship by talking to his god directly, and you’re pretty sure he’s telling the truth because unfaithful priests get stripped of their powers - if not outright smote down - when they misrepresent a diety’s actions.
To make this work - and I agree it’s a much more interesting approach - the gods can’t be a reliably active and predictable force in the world.