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To: marktwain

“In addition, Christianity believed in truth, “

Then why did they burn people at the stake for exposing new ideas?


79 posted on 04/15/2017 2:33:32 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator

“In addition, Christianity believed in truth, “

Then why did they burn people at the stake for exposing new ideas?


Straw man argument. Believing in truth as a concept is separate from penalties for “exposing new ideas”.

Yes, Bruno was burned at the stake. He was also shielded and protected by protestant Christians and Henry III. He was arrested after he returned to Italy, and executed seven years later.

It is not hard to find examples of injustice. It is hard to find examples of other civilizations that believed in a rational universe, the existence of truth, and linear time.


80 posted on 04/15/2017 3:28:37 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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