#and the advent of christianity didnt mean all social ills were gone and everything was coming up roses

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Extremely bad ahistorical take about [my academic area] to make an argument that while I ultimately agree with the final premise, the way in which it goes about it is SO Incorrect and Wrong

Category 5 woman moment incoming in the tags

#WHERE'S THAT POST THAT'S LIKE #misinformation is WORSE (more annoying) when its supporting a point you agree with #im just.!!! PUT THAT HISTORICAL FACT BACK IN CONTEXT OR SO HELP ME #franposting #yes. this is abt that Greco roman pagan vs christianity post #like i understand the point at arguing with neo pagans #but neo pagans are equally uneducated abt classics as you are #EVERYTHING YOU'RE ARGUING IS EITHER WRONG OR OUT OF CONTEXT #no the ancient world wasnt just like. a goddless hellscape of doom and gloom ok #and the advent of christianity didnt mean all social ills were gone and everything was coming up roses #NOT TO MENTION. THE WHOLE CONSTANTINE THING ANS CONVERSION OF THE EMPIRE #WAS A POLITICAL MOVE #like. SCREAMS. that is not how the ancient world OR early church worked SO HELP ME #i get ur point. I rlly do! but this is LITERALLY MY MASTERS DEGREE AREA #it is LITERALLY the conversation between classical and early christian philosophy esp augustine #if u reblogged it its ok i love you but im also just #.screaming