/lit/ - Literature

>>19799590
This is the thing that makes me a little suspicious of the Catholic faith. It's reminiscent of the pagan mother goddess cults. Also venerating women hasn't worked out so well lately.
>>19799991
Have any independent sources verified these claims? I'm open minded about miracles, provided there is solid evidence.
>>19800102
"It spreads because it's engineered to spread" is a tautology. What is it about the engineering of Abrahamism that is good at spreading?
Conversely, why couldn't Hellenistic pagans spread monotheism in spite of their greatest philosophers being able to prove it from first principles?
>>19800230
>Vatican III final fantasy cities
I can see the appeal of a futuristic Christendom, but it would have to completely undo all the liberalizing moves of the last few centuries in order to reunite Russia with the West. How would the Church build the consensus to achieve that?
>>19800254
You cannot enforce a human right (even a negative one) without imposing a duty on someone else. Even if you could prove that rights exist, I still wouldn't trust people who invoke them in political discussion. Honest people start from duties, and rights follow.
>>19800629
Any ideas on what will fill the vacuum? It feels like there is an opening for something sobering, but nothing has emerged yet.
>>19801858
Lets say, for argument's sake, all of that is true. How do you explain all of the Indians who, upon meeting missionaries and receiving the gospel, immediately recognized Jesus as an avatar? Surely their more advanced tradition of metaphysics should have allowed them to spot a fake religion designed to manipulate the masses. Also what do you think of the appearance of Isha Putra in Bhavishya Purana?
>Flavian family
>backed Christianity for complex geopolitical reasons, perhaps to pave the way for Feudalism and strip property rights
>Islam grew in Sassanian empire because some powerful and traitorous royal families were tired of the priestly caste's unbridled power
>and also probably saw some economic benefit in this course of action such as opening trade routes
This is the kind of thing I could see happening again in the next few hundred years. We basically have Roman late republic geopolitical conditions again, complete with latifundia, giant insulae and slipping control of satellite states.
>>19802414
>ancient talibs
As in Afghan scholars? Or is there another meaning of the word?
>"turning the other cheek", an unhealthy obsession with egalitarianism, and such are all extremely destructive to healthy cultures
In theory yes, although Christians have also managed to build feudal honor cultures based on revenge and hierarchy as the basis of justice. I suspect it has a lot to do with who is interpreting the scripture.
>>19802737
>and almost more accurate given baptismal rites and the etymology
What would be the significance of baptismal rites, from a Buddhist perspective?