What would the world be like had Christianity not been invented?

Question

Thru reserch and study, Christianity was not the end all to be all religion. In fact Pagenisim, is older and can be traced much further back thru history, people were FORCED to give up the old religion with the invention of Chrisitanity.

I don't hate any one person or religion. I am Pagan myself, wanted to spark converstion on some kind of inteligent level. Make people stop and think maybe learn something new, or just have an open mind. Reseach and study is how i have learned, how about you?

yes it was invented, or did all those people following the Old Religion die for nothing when Christianity swept thru and folks were being burned and hung due to holding on to there religion? Try reading a book and doing some research and not blindly following something.

Answer 1

Among other things, we would be much more diverse and tolerant, on the macro level (societies, populations, nations) and the micro level (individuals).

Answer 2

There would be a lot fewer good paintings. I mean no more Madonna and Child. What would Michelangelo have done? Just used a long handled roller and painted the ceiling a nice flat blue?
At the time of Christianity there were several dying god cults. The god cured people, cast out devils, and then became a sacrifice for his followers. We could all be Mithraists. Or we could have worshiped Apollonius [of Tyana] .
I take it you are a Wiccan/Pagan. I'm not sure how much connection modern Wiccan has with what northern European people of the 1 and 2 century believed. But just be careful with the candles and enjoy yourself.

Boy ask a simple question-- I myself am an atheist "unbeliever's. Chaff, Scoffers." I think if it wasn''t Christianity it'd be some other kind of foolishness.

Answer 3

Christianity is not an invention. the World would be chaos without Jesus Christ coming to this sinful world to come and die on the Cross of Calvary for our sins and to cleanse us from our iniquity and giving a second chance to have eternal live.
This World would have ended up in total destruction if Jesus Christ did not come into the world and gather His 12 diciples who later became apostles and with he Help of the Holy Spirit obeyed the command from Jesus as He ascened into heaven saying
"Go ye therefore and teach all nations baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all thingswhatsoever i have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the World." No one was forced to give up thier religion or believe it was and still is voluntary.

Answer 4

The world was changed, and we are the end result. It would be like asking what if my Grandfather had not been born? Who knows, because you probably would not have been here to ask. Maybe the same can be said about the various religions that are around today, including Christianity.

Answer 5

What does God call it? Preach love too you? Lets see what God says, to do with you.

You have unbeliever's. Chaff, Scoffers.

An Atheist is a scoffer. The WORD of God, clearly tells you the filhty rags they are, and to stay away from them, and avoid them. We are NOT to plant seeds. God knows it is useless and that is why he tells us, "You stand firm against them" ( Jer.17:8 14:1 Iah 44:4) You disassociate them completely. Any Believer that does not abide in God's own Word, does not know God, according too God Himself. Atheists are "chaff" A simile of the wretchedness of the wicked. Chaff is carried away by the lightest wind, and it's removal brings about cleansing by extracting what is utterly useless. (Ruth 1:22). They will NOT stand in the judgment. They will NOT be able to withstand God's wrath when He judges.( Paslams 76:7 Exra 9:15). This is not my opinion, this is God's very own Words, in the Bible. You know, the BIble? The same Bible atheist scholars quote. There is a reason God, said this. Psalms.1.1-3 Jer. 17:8 14:1 12. 1-2 18:9-10 Prov1.10-19 (vs 5) scoffers:(atheists) those who ridicule God and definatley reject His Law. Prov 1.:22 Ruth 1:22 Jer 18:7 (pull down-destroy) 1:10 (evil-calamity) 18:11

Pslams 1:
godly wisdom here, declare the final outcome of the two "ways". The paths of "sinners" (unbelievers) and the "way of the righteous. he speaks progressively of assoociation with the ungodly and participation in they're ungodly ways.

God said it. End of Story. Jesus Himself said "Let the dead bury they're dead".

Use all the Internet and Dictionaries they want to and call themselves anything they wish. God "defined" what they are by His own words.

They can hang a dog tag* around they're neck in the pits if hell itself and separate each other by name categorically.

God's Word said it. By God's definition. There is NO opinion.

Hate? Where do you get hate? If God's TRUTH is hate too you, then, so be it. You and God, can and will discuss the means of your sciptural interpretation, consisting with a man-made defacto on a motion of plea bargin I guess. I dunno.

Answer 6

Christianity impacted so many things in the world. Anyone who thinks that they can answer this question is going to just say what their extreme views are on Christianity, or use Christian stereotypes - be them good or bad. People are so nasty to each other on here, it'd just be better not to bring a topic like this up. It's impossible to speculate on what would've happened.

Answer 7

Still without hope. And my answer goes to a modification of your question: "What would the world be like had Jesus Christ not been born?" I make this modification because Christianity was not "invented"; that term is rather imprecise for a question of this type.

Answer 8

Christianity is an ambivalent historical phenomenon. It's had good results, and bad results. You Pagans need to get over your little insecurity problem and simply be who you are happily without trying to assert your own identity by bashing Christians.

Answer 9

Wow, you really don't like Christians. You used invented twice. I'll tell you what was invented, Scientology. It's just a big tax write-off....

Answer 10

Some other religion would have invented to instill a guilt complex.