(April 26, 2010 at 4:14 pm)Atheist_named_Christian Wrote:(April 26, 2010 at 4:09 pm)True Christian Wrote: I never said i had "better" education i just said i "may have". By that i mean that my school had good ratings and was considered to have a very good program. However if you read my post you can see that i did not boldly state that i had a better education than everyone else.
Also what proof do you have for the Dark Ages having anything to do with religion ? How can you say that without religion they wouldnt have happened ? It is too easy to state that.
In France, at the start of the Renaissance era, the King considered himself appointed by God, essentially blending Church and State together. But this period also saw the expansion of science, medicine and art.
Sure - I do not know these things for sure. However, it is a fact, that the catholic church played a major role in keeping down people from the roman empire until now, basically. It was at least USED by the Rulers. This is no proof of what I said, but I think it renders it highly likely.
Don't you also want to comment on your statement that telling people a lie is justified in the case of religion?
Actually to me its not a lie. Its my belief. So to me what happens is that people learn about the story and God and his message of peace for all humans, and identify themselves to it, and end up making the world better by following the teachings of the Son of God