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<blockquote data-quote="Xeriar" data-source="post: 1221412" data-attributes="member: 4116"><p>They worshipped the gods to placate the forces of nature and humanity that they represented. The Greeks fell away from this over time, slowly turning to a kind of atheism in a manner which some have paralleled to modern times, but I digress.</p><p></p><p>The Romans and Hindus performed these rituals to the gods to make them happy. Yeah, they were powerful people... Powerful, greedy, selfish and wrathful people.</p><p></p><p>They weren't exactly evil (even Hades) - they were complex individuals with goals that tended to trod on mortals quite a bit.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Dionysius was one of the precursors of the Christian god, actually <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>Before the mystery religions, there was no real concept of heaven as we think of it today.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This was the way of most Indo-European faiths, really. You bribe them with flattery and offerings, and you avoid their wrath and if you're lucky, you get a blessing.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You're thinking everyone shares your mindset, or that most people do, which I doubt is the case. Not an insult, just a comment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Xeriar, post: 1221412, member: 4116"] They worshipped the gods to placate the forces of nature and humanity that they represented. The Greeks fell away from this over time, slowly turning to a kind of atheism in a manner which some have paralleled to modern times, but I digress. The Romans and Hindus performed these rituals to the gods to make them happy. Yeah, they were powerful people... Powerful, greedy, selfish and wrathful people. They weren't exactly evil (even Hades) - they were complex individuals with goals that tended to trod on mortals quite a bit. Dionysius was one of the precursors of the Christian god, actually :-p Before the mystery religions, there was no real concept of heaven as we think of it today. This was the way of most Indo-European faiths, really. You bribe them with flattery and offerings, and you avoid their wrath and if you're lucky, you get a blessing. You're thinking everyone shares your mindset, or that most people do, which I doubt is the case. Not an insult, just a comment. [/QUOTE]
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