+ We're talking about where and why the new temples were built. 'Why' there were built there is a pretty important part of the overall question.
+ My proposition was to support the theory that they were built there for geopolitical reasons, not architectural reasons, and I gave some reasoning behind why this was - and to contextualize the misplaced statement regarding a 'cruel switch of religions'
+ You're not reading my comments regarding religion correctly - they are an historical articulation of the social development of religion based on evolving metaphysical premises, specifically from pre-Common Era polytheistic faiths to Common Era faiths, and it has nothing to do with what 'magical' those people happen to believe.
+ We're talking about where and why the new temples were built. 'Why' there were built there is a pretty important part of the overall question.
+ My proposition was to support the theory that they were built there for geopolitical reasons, not architectural reasons, and I gave some reasoning behind why this was - and to contextualize the misplaced statement regarding a 'cruel switch of religions'
+ You're not reading my comments regarding religion correctly - they are an historical articulation of the social development of religion based on evolving metaphysical premises, specifically from pre-Common Era polytheistic faiths to Common Era faiths, and it has nothing to do with what 'magical' those people happen to believe.