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Inspired by a thread down in chat about monotheism.

WI Jesus had not been crucified? Maybe he escaped or got a good lawyer, or Herod had a sudden fit of compassion but, in ay case, Jesus does not die on the cross in 33AD.

What happens to:

Jesus himself - does he end up getting a bigger following or does his movement eventually lose steam and fade away?

- religion: what faith, if any, becomes dominant? Does monotheism still take hold as the dominant theology, or do the polythesitic faiths see a resurgance?

- calendar: without the Church, how long does it take for a standard calendar to take hold, or does one at all? If so, which one?

- civilization: Massive butterflys, no doubt. Without Christiantity what happens with civilazation globally? Do the dark ages get avoided or just happen for another eeason, etc.

- and there's aporbably a lot of other stuff I'm not thinking of at the moment.

(BTW: I, in no way mean this discussion as an affront to Christians or anyone else who believes in the divinity of Jesus.)
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