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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet
i dont mean to blame the dark ages on the catholics.
Just the catholic inquisition i guess... because everything and any idea or invention that could even slightly be viewed as remotely radical or unique got you a one way ticket to be burned at the stake.
hell of a way to promote technological and scientific growth.
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AFAIK, that is not "that" true, either. The church was not anti science and progress per se. They just stepped in if some discovery or philosophy was clearly against church agenda. That in itself is bad enough, but it's not as general anti as is believed more often then not.
Also, as we are at it, most witch burnings and similiar events were not initiated by the church or the Inquisition, but by common ppl looking for scrapegoats. During the high times of witch burnings the Inquisition actually tried to stop or at least limit this practice that appearantly got out of hand.
Oh, and you really have to read the "hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy" =)