☦️KingOfWhiteAmerica☦️ on Nostr: Agreed; our ancestors were at least as capable as we are, of discerning truth from ...

Agreed; our ancestors were at least as capable as we are, of discerning truth from falsehood. Probably much better, on average - but either way, it doesn’t take some rare genius to realize the Real Presence is balls-out nuts, if it weren’t true. Think about it - if you were just some rando who somehow never heard of it, confronted by someone telling you this chalice with bread and wine contains the *literal* Body and Blood of God, well … yeah. It’s *obviously crazy*. That’s kind of the point.
So what would compel so many of our ancestors, for so long, not only to take it seriously, but *demand* that men believe it in order to participate meaningfully in society ? Over and over, generation after generation - all over the world ? You don’t think *somebody* would have noticed ? We owe our ancestors more basic respect for their intelligence.
But really, in reality, people *did* notice, and raised all sorts of objections. Again and again. But nevertheless, on a civilizational level, no-one started to take objections very seriously until the 16th Century or so. How on earth does that even make sense ? How can grown-ass men even be having this conversation, for crying out loud ?
Even just on that score, there must really be something to it, if we’re being honest. But such is the force of preferring not to believe it. God grants free will to men.