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[ElderCactus] There were worse outcomes (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 87 points 8 months ago (7 children)

If they just wouldn't have killed him he wouldn't have been able to come back and prove that he's holy. Then Christianity may not have come to existence, and we'd instead have the much cooler Roman gods.

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 34 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nah, they should have killed him in his avatar state. That way he couldn't have come back again.

[–] A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

But that means less piss potions!

[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 16 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Or if instead of hiding him in a cave, they put Roman cement blocks on his feet and dumped him in the Mediterranean.

Enjoy coming back to life now arsehole.

[–] Shiggles@sh.itjust.works 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Risky play for someone said to be able to walk on water.

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Yes but can he walk on water if his feet are encased in cement? Do the water resistance properties apply to the concrete or does Jesus need to do a cool handstand walk type thing in the middle of the Aegean

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Holy Poseidon that would be crazy!

[–] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 8 months ago

You might be interested in Roma Eterna by Robert Silverberg. It's a pretty quick read and it more or less explores that topic precisely.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_Eterna

[–] Dnn@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

he wouldn't have been able to come back and prove that he's holy.

Well, he probably didn't and another religion emerged regardless.

[–] kromem@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

In Raised by Wolves it's a timeline without Christianity where it was Mithrism (a competing mystery religion around the time Christianity was starting) that succeeded to one day be at odds with atheism.

The first season is pretty good if you like the Idea of seeing what a SciFi scenario sans Christianity but a different pagan tradition instead might have looked like.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

and we’d instead have the much cooler Roman gods.

Yeah, I've seen what ancient Greeaks and Romans prayed to - they are all shit (with the possible exception of Aphrodite/Venus).