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To: epsteinbd who wrote (56718)	11/12/2002 10:22:26 PM
From: frankw1900	Respond to of 281500

The only problem is this divinity bit they copied, acculturated! Apparently so. OK, let's forgive them for not adopting the Greek democracy, but what about the Greek gods, filling every state, every event in life? They did. but they didn't, either. Sort of like early twentieth century village Anglicanism. You made your sacrifices and obeisance to the relevant local gods/goddesses, took part in the festivals, went to the theatre if you were in a town because that's where the gigantic issues were played out, but went to the oracle if you were stuck and your own readings of the entrails put you between bad and worse. The multi-god set up didn't stop the Athenians and other Greeks from experimenting with forms of government. I've read all kinds of ancient arguments from the time and area against democracy but never one that said it was blasphemous. I can understand some ancient jews getting ticked off with their priests with ever-present prescriptions on how to be and instead following some shirtless messiah type suggesting more liberal forms of worship and behaviour. (Early Christianity didn't have a beef with the form of government. Render unto Caesar....) I don't see how this could come in conflict with the poly-divinity found in the area unless there was proslytization. Clearly, during some early part of the common era the multi-divinity almost universally practiced in the area didn't fill the needs of some people. The Christians started being successful. Nonetheless, the ancient religions were adhered to by many until the church became official and extirpated them. ...all while the pharaonic religion was getting creamed because it was based on raw sex... Sweeping statement. Needs arguing. As the Egyptian civilization wound down and came under the influence of Greek avant guard, I can see the Greek cults picking up members in the area and that would include Christianity but also the others.... But I'm having trouble with your "because." that parents and teachers became (and still are) shy to talk about. For millennia folk weren't shy to talk about these things. So what changed? There's nothing in the Books that gets you to there.