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Originally Posted by Mutt
indisputably? 
as if those ideals were invented by the Catholic Church - humanity didn't need the church to make advances, the church invented nothing that other civilizations hadn't already developed - obviously the Jews theologically, Christianity began as a peasant sect of Judaism with the same beliefs other than the belief Jesus Christ was the Messiah.
not saying Western civilization didn't advance under the Church, Russian civilization advanced under Soviet rule, social order is needed for progress. |
I got the impression the author's argument is the church provided the organizational structure, due to its' being THe Catholic Church, needed for FORCE required to steer social order to prioritize things that progress it. herded and pointed the mob in the right direction overall, so to speak.
It's an interesting viewpoint. I've tended to not see any positives coming from any of the inquisitions either, other than some good mel brooks flicks.