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Vincent wrote:
<<<Still doesn't answer Derek's question though does it? Why didn't
judaism spread through the Roman Empire the way Christianity did?>>>
Because,
a) Christianity could spread horizontally, whereas Judeaism is only
passed on vertically.
b) It had a much better storyline. (Four versions of it, as a matter
of fact.)
If your looking for an "improvement" Christianity made over Judaism
memeticly, this is it; a short martyr story written in the style of
popular books of the day will always infect the emotions much more
efficiently than a five volume set of tomes, half of which are filled
with laws and guidelines.
(And, of course, it's a hell of a lot easier to convince someone to just
pray to your God, than to convince them to pray to your God _AND_ let
you lop a bit of flesh off his penis to boot! ;-)
-Tim
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Tim Rhodes
memes@sil2k.org
Eyes, Ears & Memes, SIL2K
Strategic Improv Laboratories 2000
www.sil2k.org
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