| The development of human society is always | | | | last point of the development of any religion |
| accompanied by the development of different | | | | corresponding to the demand of the changing |
| religious beliefs. Traditional view on the | | | | and more and more progressive world. But this |
| religious progress is regarded as the | | | | thesis cannot be proclaimed as universal and |
| evolution of a certain religion beginning | | | | absolutely undeniable because this idea has |
| from the earliest signs and the most | | | | some opponents which do not agree that |
| primitive forms of religious perception of | | | | monotheism should be treated as the most |
| the surrounding reality, such as animism, | | | | progressive religious trend or as a symbol of |
| through polytheism to monotheism. The latter | | | | the higher position of certain religion on |
| is considered by many researchers to be the | | | | different levels (spiritual, moral, etc.). |