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[–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (37 children)

I mean presumably they go to different places... I guess soldiers might.

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 4 points 8 months ago (10 children)

I don’t believe in heaven and hell but imagine if religious preached “following order to kill = going to hell”

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Would the Roman empire promote Christianity had it preached such a tenet?

[–] SolarMech 1 points 8 months ago

Exactly. Religions that survive and get promoted are the ones that can thrive in the society they are living in, and that generally requires fitting into the political world of that society.

Religions that criticize the powers that be either overthrow them then become complicit with the new leaders over time, or they get marginalized. Priests had to deal with kings, one way or another.

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