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re: The worldwide impact of Christianity- positive or negative?
Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:48 pm to Prodigal Son
Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:48 pm to Prodigal Son
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Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:48 pm to Prodigal Son
A few centuries of lost civilization development and advancements in Europe thanks to the false church?
When people were capable of reading the Bible instead of having them being told what it said civilization started advancing again.
Just a coincidence.
When people were capable of reading the Bible instead of having them being told what it said civilization started advancing again.
Just a coincidence.
Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:48 pm to Squirrelmeister
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Think about it - when did Christians actually eclipse Roman/Hellenistic civilization? Maybe the 1600s?
What year are you living in? AD2025... think about it.
Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:48 pm to Squirrelmeister
only Christians have gone to the moon.
go find a stick and rock and play in the dirt heretic.
go find a stick and rock and play in the dirt heretic.
Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:49 pm to Prodigal Son
negative
Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:52 pm to DaleDenton
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When people were capable of reading the Bible instead of having them being told what it said civilization started advancing again.
True... all hail Johannes Gutenberg and Martin Luther.
Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:54 pm to DGuillory
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Plenty of intelligence in China and with Islam.
Do better.
Sure, but the Christian Western Civilization is the world's most dominated. Why both of those have been trying to keep up with us.
Do better.
Posted on 2/9/25 at 8:24 pm to DaleDenton
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A few centuries of lost civilization development and advancements in Europe thanks to the false church? When people were capable of reading the Bible instead of having them being told what it said civilization started advancing again. Just a coincidence.
A couple things: Christianity is the only reason we have modern science. Kepler, Boyle, Newton, etc, all believed that there would be discernible laws in nature because they believed in the Law Giver. Aside from the belief in the Christian God, there was no reason at all to expect uniform laws of nature- as all other deities were fickle, emotional projections of humanity. This is what the historical record shows. That said, I do not defend the missteps of Rome. Your criticism of “the church” is not unwarranted, but it is not the crux of this discussion. Do you believe that Christianity inherently requires ignorance?
Posted on 2/9/25 at 8:40 pm to Prodigal Son
Specific religious flavor aside, Christian religions happen to promote values that benefit the greater social structure. Things like stoicism, monogamy, the family unit, charity, etc.
Posted on 2/9/25 at 8:55 pm to Prodigal Son
Classical Christendom = Catholic Church which created the Hospital system, the university system, modern astronomy, genetics , etc… etc … infinitum
Hell… many of the earliest pioneers of astronomy and genetics were literally Catholic Priests
Hell… many of the earliest pioneers of astronomy and genetics were literally Catholic Priests
Posted on 2/9/25 at 8:56 pm to Warrior Court
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negative
How so?
Posted on 2/9/25 at 9:19 pm to Prodigal Son
Are you aware that Christianity is the very foundation of Western Society?
Ever heard of "The Protestant Work Ethic?"
Cuz it's the driving force behind the free market.
Ever heard of "The Protestant Work Ethic?"
Cuz it's the driving force behind the free market.
Posted on 2/9/25 at 9:30 pm to Evolved Simian
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My ancestors could have been on a rocket to Mars in the 1700's instead of a boat to North Carolina if not for you Catholics
Unbelievably absurd.Almost all of the great scientists,mathmaticians,economists of the so called
"dark ages" were either clerics,monks or otherwise supported by the church.
The myth of the church and science in the "dark ages"
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Many universities were founded directly by the Catholic Church. Contrary to popular myth, the Church was a great supporter of science.
This post was edited on 2/9/25 at 9:41 pm
Posted on 2/10/25 at 4:20 pm to Bdub79
That’s good stuff right there.
Posted on 2/10/25 at 4:22 pm to DGuillory
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Plenty of intelligence in China and with Islam. Do better.
Remember when you thought illegals couldn’t get funds because they didn’t have SSN’s?
Posted on 2/10/25 at 4:33 pm to DGuillory
quote:Why do they steal Western intellectual property 24/7?
Plenty of intelligence in China
Posted on 2/10/25 at 4:36 pm to Pelican fan99
No superior ideology. However, there is one truth. You will find it out on Judgement Day if you don't finf it out before.
Posted on 2/10/25 at 5:21 pm to Prodigal Son
Humans have been engaging in the Holy War of Religion for thousands of years and billions have been killed in it's name.
I guess it has benefited in keeping the human population of earth down though, so there is that.
I guess it has benefited in keeping the human population of earth down though, so there is that.
Posted on 2/10/25 at 5:43 pm to remaster916
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Humans have been engaging in the Holy War of Religion for thousands of years and billions have been killed in it's name.
Ummm, no.
And, just in case your next move is to tout the achievements of science in the absence of Christianity…
Thanks to Bdub79 for posting these sweet Wes Huff infographics.
What else ya got?
Posted on 2/10/25 at 5:45 pm to Prodigal Son
If everyone operated with Christian values, the world would be great
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