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Originally Posted by smart makes a comeback
As most people know, or should know, the founder of the Christian church was not Jesus, Peter, Paul or James, but the Roman Emperor Constantine.
He ordered ecumenical councils to draft the tennets of the Universal Christian church, which with the exception of some changes made during the divide between the Roman and eastern church, and later in the reformation, still exist today. ( The virgin birth, the devine nature of Christ, the resurrection, etc)
Question:
(Bible thumpers and non secular kooks might want to sit this one out)
What is instead of Christianity, Constantine had mandated the adoption of Hinduism instead ?
How would history have changed ?
Examples:
No crusades ?
The Bubonic plague contained by existing medical procedures which were forbidden by the church at the time ?
No Spanish inquisition ?
What wars would not have taken place ?
Would the western hemisphere been discovered and populated the same way, and would there have been an influx of those fleeing religious (Christian) persecution ?
What would the US look like today, or would it evfen exist ?
Discuss
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Obviously someone who doesn't undertand history all that well.
First of all, NONE of the Emporers before Constantine were Christian and yet Christianity was growing rapidly.
Secondly, Constantine did not make Christianity the official religion of Rome, Theodosius did.
The biggest reason I think Constantine tolerated Christianity and allowed it to grow was for political unity, which turning Hindu would not have accomplished.
See, only an ignorant person would say that Rome turned Christian because of Constantine rather than saying Constantine turned Christian becaus of Rome.
Oh, and the plague killed millions all over Asia.
Your lack of knowledge is astounding.
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Originally Posted by wolf_22
christianity still would have been founded. original chrisitans (sorta like some today) were pretty hard to not pay attention to. eventually someone else in power would have made headway for them.
but perhaps the neo-pagan movement would have started sooner. and original polytheistic religions would have thrived there for making things better for females (this wouldn't be found to much in hinduism, except for the neo-worship of Kali). and we also could have avoided having our society built on dichotomies, not to mention viewing sexuality in a very differnet manner. which could have been a bit more positive in some aspects.
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Christianity was
already founded.