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> that need to justify one’s beliefs, provides a drive that monotheists have and polytheists lack FYI, before the monotheists fully suppressed the polytheists
by toasterlovin 1y ago
> that need to justify one’s beliefs, provides a drive that monotheists have and polytheists lack
FYI, before the monotheists fully suppressed the polytheists in the Roman Empire, it was the polytheists who were suppressing the monotheists.
- sapphicsnail 1y agoEarly Christians seemed weird to a lot of the people of the Roman Empire. Sort of how Christians now think of gay and trans people. It was deviant and socially upsetting. Modern Christians would probably not get along with early Christians.
- toasterlovin 1y agoI don't know enough to argue the merits of your point, so instead I'll just point to Hindu nationalism in present day India.
- griffzhowl 1y agoAs far as I know the history, the Roman religion was pluralistic in the sense that you could worship whatever gods you wanted, but you also had to pay respects to the Empire's gods. The monotheists refused to do that for the obvious reason, and that was the primary cause of conflict