Pythagoras should have been Jesus. What I mean by this is that aside from a mild superiority complex, he and his ideals seemed to be well on their way to becoming a religion. Even the divine oracle relayed that Pythagoras would surpass all who had ever lived in beauty and wisdom and that he would be of the greatest benefit to the human race in everything pertaining to human achievements. I can't help but wonder what the world would have been like if Pythagoreanism had had it's own St Paul to carry out the message and keep the philosophy alive as he did with Christianity.
It is unfortunate that the sect began to perish as it did, I think the Pythagoreans could have really been a positive benefit to society. It would have totally changed the direction of the world. I wonder if Pythagorean schools still exist or if Pythagorean students still practice anywhere in the world... I would be interested to learn if and how they made any modern modifications to the principles so that they could still be applied today. I appreciated that Pythagoreanism, while still having a strong belief in God, also had a strong belief in values such as knowledge and education, which I dont feel Christianity has put any substantial importance on. Oh how different the world would be if everyone valued intelligence and wisdom the way we value beauty and wealth...
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