Antagonism decay path: War --> Rebellion --> Protest --> Moralistic cultural nagging from securely left-captured institutions
-
-
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
The Pre-Socratics did it better. Christianity's greatest achievement has been the History of Nihilism - quite something, though, admittedly.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
The History of Nihilism was already well under way when European Dominion peaked, so the Christian contribution was inertial.
-
... But yes, since the Pre-Socratics spent much less time on their knees, their aesthetics were definitely superior.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Probably a substitute for banning infant exposure.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
It goes a bit further than Old Testament law (which doesn't prohibit first cousin marriage or polygyny). It's actually based on Roman law.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
It doesn't need to have originated in one place and times. It could have originated multiple times in multiple places.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
For Greeks & Romans, marriage was strictly monogamous. Roman law prohibited cousin marriage. These rules are not in the O.T. at all.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Not Jewish tradition, though. Roman tradition. Is it so hard to imagine Roman Christians might be influenced Roman customs?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
O.T. nothing to do with Jews? At all? Strange! Anyway, even if that's so, it still doesn't command monogamy or prohibit cousin marriage.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.