RE: What if religion never had a "breakthrough"?
December 4, 2012 at 12:04 am
(This post was last modified: December 4, 2012 at 1:45 am by Polaris.)
A. The European Dark Ages (476-800 CE) were actually at a time when the Church was at its weakest. They ended when the Church gained dominance in 800 CE when key rulers in Western Europe converted. Of the three major Dark Ages, only the Egyptian was due to religion.
The lack of scientific advancement, especially in the beginning, had more to do with a the collapse of civilization and a decent into anarchy than it had to do with religion. There was ultimately no setback because the Moslems had been at the forefront of advancement in those fields.
The lack of scientific advancement, especially in the beginning, had more to do with a the collapse of civilization and a decent into anarchy than it had to do with religion. There was ultimately no setback because the Moslems had been at the forefront of advancement in those fields.
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.
