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Throughout Genesis (I will be referring specifically to Genesis 3:22) the word "us" is spoken by God.
Remember that at creation, the trinity existed. God, the Holy Spirit, and Michael (the pre-christmas form of Jesus). So, when God says 'we' he probably meant the Trinity. The Trinity is a difficult concept, but it's basically three parts to the same God.
No, there are no more gods. However, remember that the creation story was probably passed down mouth-to-mouth until finally written. At the time Genesis was written down, the Mesopotamians had thousands of gods. It was probably written by one of the multi-godded fellows, who changed the story a bit so people could get a grasp on Creation.
Also, you've seen how the world does with evil people living eighty years. I think God was protecting us from ourselves when he made us mortal. Think if Hitler couldn't die, and was still alive. Think about all of the kings that were bad. If they were still alive, humanity would kill itself before God could save us.
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