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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
But is that the fault of Christianity per se? When "Christians" was synonimous with "citizens of the Roman Empire" science/philosophy/arts flourished - you could argue that the only difference between 5th century Romans and us is technology.  After the eruption of the "barbarians" from the Eurasian Plain into Western Europe, Roman civilization and state were overthrown, and "Christians" became synonimous with "illiterate savages". Is it the fault of Christianity that these people didn't turn into Romans or is it merely that the Church did what it could in the face of the onslaught to preserve civilization? I would argue that the Church was a positive force from the perspective of "civilization" until the latter Middle Ages... |
I think we have hit a chicken or egg question.
I feel that as the defacto leader of the savages they sucked you say otherwise.
It is pretty hard to have a true perspective on history when it is recorded by only one side.