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ketsuko
reply to post by helius
Remember what it was like after the Roman Empire fell?
What did we call those times?
Oh yeah, the Dark Ages. We didn't call them that because they were full of love and happiness. We called them that because society in general lost a lot of learning and culture and went backward into darkness and ignorance for a period of time.
A lot of people want to blame religion for that, but it was a lot more complicated and complex than that.
The massive social bureaucracies and institutions that people had come to rely on in the Empire broke down. Whole cultures broke down. The Romans in general lost their vigor as a people and became indolent and corrupt.
We can see the same going on in our very own society today.edit on 24-11-2013 by ketsuko because: (no reason given)
-holding opinions contrary to the Catholic faith and speaking against it and its ministers;
-holding opinions contrary to the Catholic faith about the Trinity, divinity of Christ, and Incarnation;
-holding opinions contrary to the Catholic faith pertaining to Jesus as Christ;
-holding opinions contrary to the Catholic faith regarding the virginity of Mary, mother of Jesus;
-holding opinions contrary to the Catholic faith about both Transubstantiation and Mass;
-claiming the existence of a plurality of worlds and their eternity;
-believing in metempsychosis and in the transmigration of the human soul into brutes;
-dealing in magics and divination.
Its been around for 2,000 years so far. I don't know how the Abrahamic religions have kept their staying power this long,
To what does this refer? The Muslims killing people who own a Bible? I'm sure you're not referring to the time when Bibles were chained to the pulpit. What did you have in mind?
Well lets see... They made it illegal to own a bible... so the church were the only people who had any say on what "God" wants, which was obviously more about the churches agenda then what God wants...
Do you mean the Inquisition? That's not what happened.
They killed people who didn't agree with them...
ATS preys on the fear of the unknown. Doom porn is almost our biggest product. 2012, Nibiru, Ison, NWO. People always are afraid of the unknown.
and preyed on the publics fear of the unknown which still happens today but no where near the same extent
Are we back to the Inquisition? But they didn't kill people because of opposing beliefs. Do you mean the Crusades?
They killed those of opposing beliefs and basically cornered the "market" on God...
To what does this refer? The Muslims killing people who own a Bible? I'm sure you're not referring to the time when Bibles were chained to the pulpit. What did you have in mind?
Do you mean the Inquisition? That's not what happened.
ATS preys on the fear of the unknown. Doom porn is almost our biggest product. 2012, Nibiru, Ison, NWO. People always are afraid of the unknown.
Is it not true that in 860, Pope Nicholas I banned public usage of the bible in a papal decree?
Though there are also tons of information about the church making it illegal to own a copy of the bible all through out history... are you saying its not true?