I just read that Grapesoda...I have to say that in my opinion this another attempt at re-writing history. Much the same way that the "man-made" climate change people do. lol
To say that the Catholic Church (and that was THE Christian religion at the time) was ever helpful in any way to science during the Dark Ages is just wishful thinking.
Apparently this guy is on a mission to change the way people think about the Church.
But to say that people weren't burnt at the stake for having scientific ideas...isn't the same as pushing scientific exploration. lol
The Dark Ages are known as the "Dark Ages" for a very good reason. And the Renaissance is called the "Renaissance" for a good reason too.
If the Church hadn't done what it did...there never would have been a need for a "Renaissance" and we would be 1,000 years ahead in civilization and technology.
When the Romans had more technology and a better quality of life than most people in the U.S. had in 1900...that says a lot about what the Church did.
To me...the modern day analogy is Islam.
They are just behind the Christian religion by a few hundred years.
But they are attempting to do the same exact thing as the Christian Church did in the Dark Ages.
Go backwards is the goal.
