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**Klorissana** · 09-24-2009, 05:06 PM

Christianity became popular in an era when people thought the world was ending. wars were more frequent. the empire was crumbling, and natural disasters were occuring more frequently. the rapture was something people thought was coming sooner rather than later.

Perhaps ... you make an interesting point, but it seems that just about every other form of major organized religion also places a great deal of emphasis on some sort of after life. Death is easier to handle if we believe we're going somewhere new and exciting.

09-24-2009, 05:06 PM	#38
Klorissana Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 375 Senior Member	Christianity became popular in an era when people thought the world was ending. wars were more frequent. the empire was crumbling, and natural disasters were occuring more frequently. the rapture was something people thought was coming sooner rather than later. Perhaps ... you make an interesting point, but it seems that just about every other form of major organized religion also places a great deal of emphasis on some sort of after life. Death is easier to handle if we believe we're going somewhere new and exciting.
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