(February 13, 2016 at 9:09 am)abaris Wrote: Simply wrong, unless you are speaking of the 16th century and later. Egypt already was Greek after Alexander taking over. Egypt was one of the first christian regions also. And in Egypt the first christian fundamentalists cropped up. Ultimately they were responsible for the loss of the Egyptian heritage, since they destroyed everything not being christian. The writings, the monuments, everything. Not to mention the destruction of the library of Alexandria in Caesar's time, which accounts for a huge cultural loss too.
That's interesting. This seems to be how everyone behaved back in the day before we as a species knew better. I guess what I see today is that some cultures and religions are more intolerant of other's heritage and for me Islam ranks very high on this, which makes me project that backwards. But you're right, in the middle ages and earlier there was probably no difference between Christians and Muslims in terms of their hatred for other people's culture.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
