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From: mrh@cybvax0.UUCP (Mike Huybensz)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Death of various religions
Message-ID: <764@cybvax0.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 10:01:01 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 19 10:01:01 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Sep-85 05:53:58 EDT
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In article <634@hou2g.UUCP> scott@hou2g.UUCP (Racer X) writes:
> 
> Re:  The Norse turning away from their mythology/religion
>      because they found Christianity "better"...
> 
> Ah, but WHY did they find it "better"?

Probably for the same reason that Marxism/communism has been found "better"
by enough people to fuel numerous popular revolutionary movements.  It
promises enfranchisement of various sorts to everybody, not just heroes who
get to go to Valhalla.
-- 

Mike Huybensz		...decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!cybvax0!mrh