Cutting new pathways to God

What do Christians mean by "there is only one true living God?" Has anyone claimed that there are dead Gods? Has anyone claimed that there are many Gods? And has anyone associated untruth with Gods? If a Hindu says there are many Gods, he would only be meaning many are the manifestations of God. By Christians saying there is only one God they are actually meaning that others ideas of God are wrong and only the Christian idea of God is correct. (Ditto Muslims.) Conversions are pernicious because they are carried on under the conviction that your religion is the only true religion and others' religions are false. Conversions are based on ignorance and they would bring no light but only darkness. Let us rejoice at the many paths to God and honour as heroes those who cut new pathways to God.