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What do you know today that you didn't know yesterday?
RE: What do you know today that you didn't know yesterday?
(August 13, 2023 at 2:16 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:
(August 13, 2023 at 2:00 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It actually seems pretty odd, given that impiety was a crime. There was no word for ‘religion’ (in the modern sense), but being irreligious (again, in the modern sense) could get one into tonnes of trouble with the state.

Boru


I think being pious is probably seen in societies where religion wasn’t regarded as a separate stand alone phenomenon in much the same way being humble is seen in our society.      It is not a specific requirement of religion, but a requirement for generally not being anti-social where religion is central and yet grades seamlessly into each aspect of social interaction.

If Xenophon is to be believed, Socrates was specifically charged with asebeia, or not believing in the state gods. It’s hard to not equate that with being irreligious.

Boru
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RE: What do you know today that you didn't know yesterday? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 13, 2023 at 3:04 pm
I seriously DID NOT know this. - by Brian37 - August 24, 2021 at 12:27 pm
RE: I seriously DID NOT know this. - by no one - August 24, 2021 at 12:36 pm
RE: I seriously DID NOT know this. - by Ravenshire - August 24, 2021 at 4:53 pm

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