Re: Human History
Reply #30 –
One wonders how atheism fared during Greek and Roman times. A whole pantheon of gods and goddesses to claim non-existence of, just choose one-- any one, there's plenty to go around.
Then, as if that wasn't enough, some of the Caesars tried to claim that they were gods. Got the idea from the Egyptians, where every pharaoh that came along joined the pantheon of Egyptian gods and goddesses.
It must have been rough to be an atheist back then, when the reigning god could order your head lopped off while he watched.
If you're going to study human history for any length of time, you inevitably run into two things. Religion in all its forms, and wars. Men have been worshiping something since the beginning, and men have been going to war for one reason or another for nearly as long.