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Cantando · 11-21-2008, 12:42 PM

[I will pre-empt any possible reply of, Well, it already has!]

Imagine what society would have been like, if Christianity had not taken hold – I mean early on, around 50 AD when the Roman Empire was still going strong. Imagine all the Christians had been thrown to the lions and that was it.

Would Roman society have continued – with Gladiatorial games, worshipping other Gods, etc?

Would Attila the Hun have invaded Rome and taken over Europe and created his own empire?

Would we have evolved naturally to become more humane, loving and compassionate eventually, or would it have remained as a dog-eat-dog, ruthless, militaristic world where power and might were the only things worth striving for (pre-empt again: Well, it's like that now!)?

Would Buddhism have spread over from the East? Might Islam have taken over the western world?

Any imaginative, visionary storytellers out there?

11-21-2008, 12:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cantando Family Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: England Posts: 1,436	If Christianity had failed … [I will pre-empt any possible reply of, Well, it already has!] Imagine what society would have been like, if Christianity had not taken hold – I mean early on, around 50 AD when the Roman Empire was still going strong. Imagine all the Christians had been thrown to the lions and that was it. Would Roman society have continued – with Gladiatorial games, worshipping other Gods, etc? Would Attila the Hun have invaded Rome and taken over Europe and created his own empire? Would we have evolved naturally to become more humane, loving and compassionate eventually, or would it have remained as a dog-eat-dog, ruthless, militaristic world where power and might were the only things worth striving for (pre-empt again: Well, it's like that now!)? Would Buddhism have spread over from the East? Might Islam have taken over the western world? Any imaginative, visionary storytellers out there? Last edited by Cantando; 11-21-2008 at 01:04 PM.