I wonder what they'll say about Vista 200 years from now:hmm:
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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet
Just think... if it weren't for the catholic church during the medieval times we would be about 500-1000 years more advanced in technology than we currently are
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I not entirely sure that statement is accurate, and it isn't fair to blame that on the Catholics in any case. The Catholics did not cause the dark ages, and despite their many policies that, in hindsight, were stupid and authoritarian, they did provide a much-needed source of order from time to time. It could be argued that Europe would have taken even longer to emerge from barbarism had the Church not waged the wars and wielded the influence that it did.
There are a lot of other factors involved as well, from disease and caused by poor sanitation that culminated in the Black Death, to the constant feuding of nobles and warlords, something that Europe did not outgrow after the Rennaissance.
The effect was further mitigated by the Crusades, I'm sure you already know why.
Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the Catholic Church, having been turned away from communion at Mass several times for being a Protestant, but I don't like seeing such sweeping and significant accusations being made against a group of people like that. I'm not mad or trying to be condescending, but I think a little more consideration might be in order before accusing someone's beliefs of retarding the process of humanity for the better part of a millenia.:hmm: