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To: WildTurkey
Based on past history we would end all progress in science and denigrate to a drug infested society with death the sentence to all "non-believers".

Based on history (note that it's always in the past) the greatest advances in science and education have been in Christian countries.

1,217 posted on 02/09/2005 7:29:32 PM PST by Tribune7
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To: Tribune7
Based on history (note that it's always in the past) the greatest advances in science and education have been in Christian countries.

But NOT when the fanatical Christians were in charge; that was the condition under discussion.

BTW, Christians couldn't even come up with a decent system for counting upon which all modern advances are based.

1,218 posted on 02/09/2005 7:32:56 PM PST by WildTurkey (When will CBS Retract and Apologize?)
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To: Tribune7

I don't know, Hindu-Arabic numerals were a great advance in mathematics as was algebra. Where do you think that these were developed? (Hint: Al gebra was the original name in the language of the people who developed it) Who do you suppose developed the science of astronomy to the point where really accurate calendars were possible? (Hint: they did so before Columbus and didn't live in Europe, Asia, or Africa) Who developed geometry, trigonometry, and many of the philosophical foundations of modern education, not to mention the form of governement that we consider to be the most desirable today? (Hint: Zeus might be pretty mad at you if you can't figure this one out.) Last time I checked, the Arabs, the Mayans and the Ancient Greeks were not Christians. This doesn't even mention the Chinese who made some pretty big advances in material science (paper, gunpowder) or early civilizations who developed written languages and agriculture.


1,302 posted on 02/10/2005 5:46:06 AM PST by stremba
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