As I prepare to write a post concerning ancient Western civilization, I stop to ask myself a few questions, find your personal answers if you wish, this will likely come up in my next or last post and might interest you further.
Christianity
Why were the political views so odd? Christians were persecuted, but very rarely at first. Was this because people didn't see much morally wrong with the practice and felt guilty? Did they go by the premise innocent until proven guilty? Or did they think Christians were factually and morally wrong and the higher ups just didn't want to deal with the trouble of persecuting someone? Further more, how are political systems today similar to these ancient Roman practices?
Why is forgiveness the most valued part of the religion of Christianity? In ancient times with the development of the Pope, the question that most often divided Christian believers was how and what does their higher being and higher purpose chose to forgive? Why do people crave forgiveness whether from what they consider sin, or what some consider to be their own guilt?
Why would religion be so highly respected in a community? Politics and religion often got confused into one in ancient Roman times, it was even questioned how much authority a Pope has as to the Emperor. Why is this? And what can we in modern times learn from this melding pot of opinions?
Why was religion such a big part of economical and societal growth? Talking about the monks in particular, they nearly got to the breaking point similar to the industrial revolution because they were so advanced. They were educators and essentially built their own factories in advanced societies. Could this be because they were united in their morals, or was it their worldview gave them the drive to want for this more advanced higher life?
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