Well, they were quite prevalent for a couple centuries in European culture
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Replying to @AnarchicEvolist
The Semitic philosophies had to be forcibly imposed on Europeans. This is why they had to make an entirely separate branch of the government for Religion, with the sole purpose of propagating their ideas to the people and forcing them to comply.
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Replying to @CosmicWight
You can't force someone to believe something, at most you can persuade them
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Replying to @AnarchicEvolist
You most certainly can. They killed tens of thousands who refused to believe. Everyone who remained was just forced to attend church if they wanted to live. This happened from Greece to England.
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Replying to @CosmicWight
Attending church /= believing something Surely you can force someone to do something under threat of violence, but you can't force someone to believe something
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Replying to @AnarchicEvolist
You are only thinking on an individual level. They can't force thoughts into individuals, but they did their best to subvert and control entire communities over centuries. Even still Pagan traditions continued in most parts of Europe into colonial times.
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Replying to @AnarchicEvolist
For political gains of certain individuals. It was much more politically motivated, with the vast majority being ignorant of even basic theology. Not unlike today honestly.
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Replying to @CosmicWight
Ah yes, but if mere politics can overrule religion, then something has gone terribly wrong
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Replying to @AnarchicEvolist
Not really, same occurred with Communism. Overriding the established religion in some of the most religious countries of Europe. Entirely politically motivated. It didn't even bring more benefits, just more reductionism.
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Haha and I would say something had gone terribly wrong before the communist regime could come to power
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Replying to @AnarchicEvolist
Typically they'd just use single-issues to bring in sweeping changes across the board. Communists in Russia used the war, they just didn't want any more wars. Bolsheviks came to power, ended the war, and completely changed their way of life.
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