The Christianization of Rome was not an “inevitability.” Christians were only less than 10% of the Roman Empire's population when Constantine died, they were only relevant because they were highly organized compared to most other religions (and had a reputation for rioting and desecrating temples), and even the areas where they were the majority were almost exclusively urban centers in the east like Antioch. Christians only became the majority of the empire’s population when Theodosius outlawed paganism and made an explicit effort to eradicate it by shutting down pagan temples, forcibly disbanding pagan priesthoods, and instituting penalties for sacrificing to pagan gods. Even then, pagan beliefs still remained dominant in rural areas (where do you think the term “pagan” came from?). If few different decisions were made, Christianity could have easily become a footnote in history like Manichaeism which had the same “advantages” as Christianity yet withered away into obscurity without state support. Without the Catholic Church having the state-backing to crack down on competing interpretations, Christianity would have forever fractured into a thousand competing sects like Arianism, Gnosticism, Donatism, etc.
OP here. Also I'd like to use this thread as an opportunity to talk about my god Ganesh.
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>>18521359Fuck off Christoid psyop
The funny thing is that the Romans abandoned Christianity again, when the Roman Empire fell and started praying to all kinds of different Pagan deities again.
>>18521409There are only two types of people who defend paganism, Indians and gay larpers in discord "cults"
>>18521781Nope
>>18521353The Romans killed the Celtic Druids. Fuck them
>>18521657False. The Germanic tribes who invaded or settled in Roman territory didn't force the Romans to become Pagans again. Instead, the invaders adopted the religion of the conquered, Christianity.
>>18522032No, that's not true. The Germanics were already Christian, before they conquered Rome. I am right
>>18521353>this thing that happened was not inevitableyeah no shit retardnothing is inevitable also at the time of Constantine christians made up about 30 to 40% of the empire Also, funnily enough, if the Romans had persecuted Christians as intensely as people wrongly believe they did, maybe Christianity would've been curbed Oh well, I too spend many nights cursing Constantine and roleplaying all the ways I would've prevented christ cucks from gaining any power
