The Aztecs believed in "teotl"; an impersonal force that permeates and animates the universe. The Mexica "gods" themselves had no existence as distinct entities apart from representations, statues and figurines, of teotl. It's not complicated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec#Mythology_and_religion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec#Mythology_and_religion ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mjackson74@...> wrote : why do you think the Aztec gods were non-existent? Non sequitur. Any more so than the vedic gods for example? Non sequitur. From: "jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2015 9:04 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Satan Behind Drug Violence in Mexico There was something good that happened when the Spaniards conquered Mexico. They stopped the carnage of human sacrifices committed by the Aztecs to propitiate their gods as part of their culture for centuries. IMO, the success of the Conquistadores was mainly due to the cooperation of the tribes who were subjugated and victimized by the Aztec culture. So, karma played a big role in eradicating the evil of sacrificing people to a nonexistent Aztec god. Nonetheless, I'm not condoning the atrocities that were committed by the Conquistadores to the aboriginal peoples.
