And it certainly wasn't the 'engine of science' that a lot of other people imagine, in the sense that it fostered free inquiry.

The actual situation is likely somewhere in the middle. The medieval Church wasn't the oppressor of science that a lot of people imagine.

Nay_Sayer I'm objecting to Bels articles assertion Catholicism was a engine of science . That's simply not a fact .

I was objecting to Bels articles assertion of Catholicism as the driver of science . Not that the dark ages were less dark .

Sungula just because you disagree with a historical analysis of some period/event doesn't make it historical revisionism. In fact, historians today generally are averse to the use of the phrase "Dark Ages" because turns out the period of interest isn't so "dark" to us after all.

No, thats what us normal folks call "Researched facts".

Yay historical revisionism

Here is a better one; https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Middle_Ages

I'll add it to my list.

The Light Ages https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magaz...g-but-dark

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Hi, Elf. Good to have you back!

Hi everyone. It has been a wee while since I was here last. Good to be back, and hopefully, more often.

She popped in yesterday.