@rcrackley Perhaps humans evolved to be communal → communities thrive when people treat others with respect → this is observed and becomes enshrined in religious belief. Or, to approach it from a Christian perspective, perhaps God endowed humankind with an innate desire to treat others well.
@rcrackley Maybe there’s a clarification needed around “community”. Ancient Rome was a massive economic and political machine, but was it a community? Communities thrive on treating each other as equals, while economies often thrive on the opposite.
@rcrackley Maybe that then is the radical change: treating others equally at the expense of capital or nationalism. If only Christians always treated others equally though! Christianity in a position of power doesn’t always live up to its ideals.