Top 10 Scenarios If Christianity Never Existed

This list isn't meant to offend. It's simply a "What if?" scenario exploring what might happen if Christianity completely disappeared from existence. That is all.

I used to think that religion was the main cause of all the wars and suffering in the world. However, to tell you the truth, while religion has caused wars, which is not entirely false, it isn't completely accurate either. Even if religion didn't exist, we would still have wars (whether due to race, language, culture, etc.). Human beings always find different ways to harm one another. So, would we really be much better off without religion? I just wanted to point that out.

Whether you're religious or not, it's more important to realize that you should never use your own beliefs to justify bad behavior. Believe what you want, but always be responsible about it and avoid causing harm to others. Don't discriminate either, because it only reflects poorly on you. Enough said.

1. Europe would have many different religions

2. Fewer homosexuals would be persecuted

   The Romans and many other ancient civilizations were homophobic, so persecution of homosexuals has always existed.

   The Church made homosexuality illegal for centuries. It's the Church's fault that this persecution persisted for so long.

3. We'd have more freedom

   Are you a fan of VeggieTales? Were you a fan when you were a little kid? If Christianity never existed, there would be no such thing as VeggieTales. No Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber.

4. Polytheism would be more popular across the world

5. Most world flags would not have crosses on them

6. Ostara instead of Easter

   Ostara would likely have been the main spring celebration if Christianity didn't exist.

   Then you might want to learn the origins of the Easter Bunny.

7. Saturnalia or Yule instead of Christmas

   Christmas is very important as well as fun because Jesus was born to be our Savior, to defeat sin and death, not necessarily demons!

8. The Roman Catholic Church wouldn't have existed

9. The Crusades would never have happened

   Yes, but there would have been other types of religious wars.

10. Islam would not have risen

    If you ask me, it might have been beneficial for the Middle East. Without sectarian violence, oppressive religious laws, and radicalism, the region could have been more peaceful. No offense intended.

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    Human sacrifice would still be practiced

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    There would be another religion instead of Christianity

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13. Europe would still have tribes

    Not really. We might have retained more vestiges of clan structures and cultures, but urban development and nation-states would still have arisen, as they did well before Christianity existed. In fact, we might have done away with tribal society even sooner, since Christianity is arguably one of the reasons the Roman Empire fractured.

14. Europe would be even more divided

    Yes, Christianity provided a common ground for most Europeans. Christian cultures are very similar to each other, and without them, there might not have been a France, Spain, Russia, or Switzerland.

15. The world would be more advanced scientifically

    They once thought epilepsy was demonic possession. Without Christianity, we might have focused more on examination and scientific inquiry, although it's hard to say exactly how things would have developed back then.

16. Most of the world would be sexist

    Well, most of the world already is sexist. However, the continued presence of feminine deities in spiritual life might have accelerated the progression of women's rights. That's not a guarantee, of course, but I doubt sexism would be more prevalent than it is today.

    Ancient religions of Rome and Greece were very patriarchal - so much so that male leaders often preferred relationships with boy lovers over their wives. And when I say boy, I mean children as well. It wasn't even a secret back then.

17. Austria would be controlled by the Zoroastrian Turks

18. Jesus's death would not be the push for his followers to spread his teachings

    *The World if Christianity Never Existed*: Who is Jesus? A kid in school gets made fun of because he was named Jesus, a name that now just sounds really old.

19. Mythical gods and goddesses would still be around

    Even more so, people often confronted Christianity because of its dogmatism. In pagan cultures around the world, this lack of dogmatism seems to have allowed people to stick to their religious beliefs (e.g., in India and Japan).

20. Entertainment (Harry Potter, rock music) would not be called Satanic

21. Judaism would be the state religion of the Romans

    According to non-Christian scholars, Christianity arose out of proselyte communities, especially within Greece and Rome. Judaism was indeed popular, but perhaps a different form of Christianity could have emerged without Jesus.

    Judaism was quite popular in Rome, with around 10% of Romans being Jews around the year 30. So, it's possible we could have seen a Jewish Rome by around the year 100.

22. No Christian cartoons

23. Hospitals would be opened by atheists

24. The Book of Shadows instead of The Bible

    The Book of Shadows was started by Gerald Gardner, a modern figure in Wicca, not an ancient text.

25. Vesak instead of Christmas

26. No creationism

27. No VeggieTales