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The Council of Nicaea and the Universal Form of Christianity
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41:35 - 46:11 (04:36)

The Council of Nicaea decided that there was one universal form of Christianity that would be adopted, and this essentially asked people to abandon their previous beliefs to have a true experience of the thing in itself. Contact experience and the importance of experiencing things for oneself were emphasized.

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The Council of Nicaea established one universal form of Christianity, suppressing the influence of women and slaves who had been converting in large numbers.
41:35 - 43:45 (02:10)
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Christianity
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The Council of Nicaea established one universal form of Christianity, suppressing the influence of women and slaves who had been converting in large numbers. Prior to this, there were likely hundreds of different forms of Christianity.

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The Council of Nicaea and the Universal Form of Christianity
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The creation of the divine mercy devotion by John Paul II and its worldwide spread with millions of followers started with a single contact experience and requires getting rid of preconceived concepts to fully appreciate the divine mercy.
43:46 - 46:11 (02:25)
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Divine Mercy Devotion
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The creation of the divine mercy devotion by John Paul II and its worldwide spread with millions of followers started with a single contact experience and requires getting rid of preconceived concepts to fully appreciate the divine mercy.

Chapter
The Council of Nicaea and the Universal Form of Christianity
Episode
#149 – Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion, and the Nature of Belief
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast