(July 31, 2019 at 11:29 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:Quote:Name me one time religion built something that increased freedom of thought and freely available information.
This is an easy one. Martin Luther translated the Bible into German. Happening around the same time as mass printing, this put spirituality into the hands of individuals as opposed to it being filtered through the priesthood. Are you going to claim that Martin Luther wasn't religious?
Boru
Uhhh, that is quite a misconception, albeit common one.
Conceptually basically modern movable blocks printing press suitable for mass printing had invented in China by no later than 1040 AD. In Europe basic movable block printing had been in use no later than the 12th century, and the Gutenberg screw printing press had been invented in 1430s. Martin Luther wasn’t born till 1483.
