Lynch mobs were early Christians' greatest challenge

[Maty]

'Cursing does have a legitimate Ontological root that effects Epistemeology, [sic] theories of mind in debate. I use it a lot, learned the value from the Cynics in discourse when appropriately timed. You should ask yourself why it bothers you, actually bothers you.'

 

Fair enough. If you feel the other party in the discussion is being idiotic, I refer you to Mark Twain, who said

 

'Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, and then beat you with experience.'

 

Talking of which

Edited April 23, 2015 by Maty

[caldrail]

In a sense, the Christian religion was built around a lynch mob, condoned and directed, and implemented by the state.

You seriously believe that? The 'state' did not officially support christianity until Constantine made it his favoured religion, and then the whole point was civil order, not riots. Prior to that christianity was in no sense a single coherent movement, unsupported by the state, and more often than not exploited as a wealth creation scheme by unscrupulous self-proclaimed bishops. Lynch mobs are by their nature social impulses, not structures, so therefore your premis seems a bit unlikely to the least.

Edited April 27, 2015 by caldrail