tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post2094137036925757066..comments2024-01-12T18:27:33.795-05:00Comments on Exercise in Futility: Stark Lunacy - Part 4 - The Market Theory of ReligionTommykeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-76544130928964100492007-10-21T14:19:00.000-04:002007-10-21T14:19:00.000-04:00Nice post. He also failed to note that those with...Nice post. <BR/>He also failed to note that those with higher IQ's also tend to be less likely to believe in a personal god. Or find religion of any importance.<BR/><BR/>Yes Christianity was accepted in Rome, but its rise in acceptance correlated with the decline of the Roman Empire. People become more likely to turn to a faith that promises happiness when things are going to shit. (Kind of like what's happening in our country) This is for a few reasons. One of them being that failing economic conditions gave rise to ignorance and superstition. (Although the Romans were a superstitious lot to begin with) As conditions in the cities deteriorated, people became more rural, and less educated, thus more likely to succumb to Christianity. Also Constantine replaced pagan relics with christian ones. Later Theodosius I, made it the official religion of Rome, thus forcing it upon the rest of the population of the empire.SouthLoopScothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404713567220059930noreply@blogger.com