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To: gogogodzilla

“And their mere existence puts the thesis you advocated in doubt.”

And all of those have had sufficient exposure to Western Civilization (which is underpinned by Christian thought, values, and mores) in order to be where they are at today. If there had been no Western Christendom, then the world at large would be little better off than it was circa the year 1200 AD. That may not be the politically correct, multicultural thing to say, but it is the truth, nonetheless.


43 posted on 04/14/2012 2:32:14 PM PDT by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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To: GenXteacher

Except that Israel is the foundation of western civilization, so they made western civilization great, not the other way around.

And China and India were exceptionally rich and powerful over the ages. It was only around the 1800’s that they went to pot.


Technology is the edge that made modern western civilization dominant. And that comes from science and the scientific method. Which comes from rational thought. And rational thought is one of the gifts that came from Judaism (see Israel). 


44 posted on 04/14/2012 7:10:52 PM PDT by gogogodzilla (Live free or die!)
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