> They believed that the fortunate have a moral obligation to rule the unlucky. Hardly. It's just that they can, and it feels good to rule over others, so why

> They believed that the fortunate have a moral obligation to rule the unlucky. Hardly. It's just that they can, and it feels good to rule over others, so why shouldn't they? You aren't really a "bad pagan" if you decide to do otherwise. You're just possibly a foolish one. The only "pagan sin" is hubris, thinking that you're more powerful than you are and gaping over too much. I agree that there's a tendency to recreate all that stuff.