Sarvis, man, you just totally ruined everything you had going and destroyed all your credibility. I think you just want to hate Christianity, and that's that. Regardless of what we present, the answer is hate, or "yeah but you did that SO YOU ARE WRONG". I couldn't believe it when I read it, honestly, it was like a little kid having a tantrum and ignoring everything that was just shown. I really thought reading about Lemaitre would be a ground breaker, since he's from this century, and not the middle ages. I guess not.
Sarvis wrote:So yes, Christianity educated them...however had Christianity not been there something else would have as well. Education is not something only the religious desire or promote.
Had my grandmother been born with tires she would have been a bicycle. Worst. reply. ever.
Sarvis wrote:The question is still whether Christianity overall hampered them (or others) or promoted learning.
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Sarvis wrote:So yes, Christianity educated them...
Sarvis wrote:The problem for you is that Christians have made a bit of a habit of burning literature they disagree with. How much Celtic literature was lost as Christianity took over, for instance? The worst part is they are still up to their old tricks. Missionaries visited the Mek tribe in the amazon and forced them to burn their ceremonial shields because they were a symbol of the old beliefs... granted that's not literature, but it would almost certainly have been in the fire if the Mek had discovered writing.
Yes, they have, at many points in history, through a desire to help (prevent worship of Pagan gods), they erred and destroyed parts of our history. They did not prevent people from being educated however, they just did not teach them about pagan Celtic lit, Mayan lit, etc. They kept educating people in math, science, etc. all throughout this time. What was lost was mainly of literary and artistic value, yes.
Sarvis wrote:You can point out all the Christian scientists you want, and there are going to be a lot of them. (You know, given that most of our population is Christian and scientists are part of our population.) But unfortunately large portions of Christianity are going to burn books, ignore science and lobby for laws that prevent progress.
No, small portions of Christianity are going to burn books(?) and ignore science. You hear about it alot of TV and on the Internet though right? So it gives the impression of large numbers, MILLIONS. As for the laws, I would say what you define as progress might be what I call the opposite, or it might not.
I feel let down...