RE: The new atheists and The war on History
February 1, 2012 at 12:31 am
(This post was last modified: February 1, 2012 at 12:32 am by Whateverist.)
(January 31, 2012 at 10:40 pm)VyckRo Wrote: I do not make statements, I present the facts.
Sure looks like statements to me. Or did you mean it isn't you who is making them? Or did you mean that they are factual statements? Do you feel you are unique in presenting facts?
(January 31, 2012 at 10:40 pm)VyckRo Wrote: 1).Without some qualifiers this is not only a statement of opinion but also an over-the-top generalization.
Fact
The Christian European civilization, is the dominant model in the world.
(January 31, 2012 at 10:40 pm)VyckRo Wrote: 2)
Fact
The Chinese have discovered the compass, paper, printing, and gunpowder
Fact
All those listed above, have not contributed anything to the success of their civilization ( were barbarians when they met with Europeans)
"Barbarian" doesn't fit in a statement of fact. You have a cultural bias of unseemly proportion. (Bigot.)
(January 31, 2012 at 10:40 pm)VyckRo Wrote: 3).
Fact
Islam has been in contact with knowledge from India, China, Greece, and had access to all world knowledge of the time.
however....where that brought tham?
Bigot.
(January 31, 2012 at 10:40 pm)VyckRo Wrote: 4).
Sumerians, Egyptians, Astec, Maia, all had amazing knowledge in the areas as astronomy, medicine, mathematics yet... modern science, and the dominant model in the world, happened to occur in Christianity?
that it must be a coincidence, it must because it must
becaus you as atheist you are not ready to accept another version
so it must.
Nice. Cast dispersion on other cultures and go out with an accusation that it is atheists who cannot accept another version. You sir are a fool. Bye bye.