[Clemenza]

Actually, human progress has occurred when the best and the brightest were allowed to apply their talents to the fullest extent possible, which is why the Medieval period, when the influence of the Roman Church was at its peak was, with a few notable exceptions, a period of cultural retardation in Europe.

[A. Pole]

Actually, human progress has occurred when the best and the brightest were allowed to apply their talents to the fullest extent possible, which is why the Medieval period, when the influence of the Roman Church was at its peak was, with a few notable exceptions, a period of cultural retardation in Europe.

You are very mistaken. It was during the Medieval period when the Western Civilization was created. Later generations were using what they inherited. See my tagline.

Some rich kids think that they are smarter than their parents because their parents worked hard, were poor before they gained wealth, and even after that they lived frugally.