re: #210 c6gunner

So you’re saying we’d have no art, no music, and no charity without religion? Please. Don’t be silly.

Clearly you’re the one being silly. Take your strawman arguments elsewhere. As I stated, the Church was one of the largest backers of the Arts in the 15th century. 2 of the greatest musicians in the 17th century, Bach and Handel, left large bodies of sacred music, and Vivaldi another great, was backed by the Church.

Also nonsense. The Greeks and Romans had a good start on that, until Christians destroyed Alexandria and turned the Roman empire into an oppressive theocracy. Ok, so they turned it back around a thousand years later. Yippee. Your point is still wrong.

My point is only wrong because you want it to be wrong. You did not even address what I said. What happened to Greeks and the Romans? Invaded by barbarians. The majority of people who could still read were members of the church. What was the first thing printed by Gutenberg? A Bible. It was the one book that everybody knew.

I also forgot architecture. The Church funded many architects in creating some of the most beautiful buildings in the world.