Christianity built Western civilization and the Enlightenment* progressively destroyed it.
*That term is a truly brilliant bit of propaganda. I was motivated to look up where it came from. Apparently "Enlightenment" is just an English gloss on "Les Lumieres," that group of 17th-century rationalists, including such figures as Spinoza, Volt…
Christianity built Western civilization and the Enlightenment* progressively destroyed it.
*That term is a truly brilliant bit of propaganda. I was motivated to look up where it came from. Apparently "Enlightenment" is just an English gloss on "Les Lumieres," that group of 17th-century rationalists, including such figures as Spinoza, Voltaire, and Rousseau, who softened up the target for Robespierre and company.
Christianity built Western civilization and the Enlightenment* progressively destroyed it.
*That term is a truly brilliant bit of propaganda. I was motivated to look up where it came from. Apparently "Enlightenment" is just an English gloss on "Les Lumieres," that group of 17th-century rationalists, including such figures as Spinoza, Voltaire, and Rousseau, who softened up the target for Robespierre and company.
Note the Byzantine empire, Constantinople lasted a thousand years after Rome evaporated......
They also severely restricted the role of jews in society.
Correct. The Eastern Roman empire, did not officially end until 5-29-1453. The "fatal head wound", the end of the "legs of iron" 3-3-1924.