Did Christianity build civilization?

[Anonymous]

I'm not convinced but lets see how many people would say Yes

Yes

No

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1. Rome and Greece existed in their highest form for 1000 years before

2. Christians took power in 350-400 a. d. and expelled all pagans from public office at a time when 85% of the empire was pagan, they only let Christians and Jews hold positions of power, hence they became known as "pagans" (farmers)

3. the first Christian emperor after the Apostate emperor extinguished a flame that Romans had kept burning for 1000 years

4. they banned sports and education

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Catholicism quickly split into protestant factions once they finally converted all the pagans around 1000 a. d. then it began dying off gradually, as people began emulating their pagan ancestors (called the Renaissance). they were all christian approximately 300-400 years before they decided it was BS

[PavlovsCogk]

Slaves built everything. ﾠ

... even my self esteem because i am now a proud supremacist.

[Asker]

you're not wrong about that. slaves did build essentially everything, that's why civilization arose in the most diverse areas. groups enslaved outgroups. there weren't many slaves to be had in tribal Germany or even in America

[strateguy632]

About "supremacist" did you know the order. First came the chznt black power, nobody complained it was excluding or divisive or racism. Then some whites responded with the SAME style "white power" but got accused. Such hypocrisy!

[Lliam]

Nope. Advanced civilizations existed in India, China, Persia, Mesopotamia and Egypt long before Christianity. Those civilizations even imparted knowledge to ancient Greece and Rome.

Europe fell into a dark age after the fall of the Roman Empire when the Holy Roman Empire took over. It squashed knowledge in favor of Biblical fanaticism. People who had knowledge of herbs, medicine and science were persecuted or burned at the stake.

It was the rediscovery of literature from ancient Greece, Rome and other cultures that gradually brought Europe out of the dark ages even though it remained feudal and the vast majority of the population was illiterate.

The Moors brought great knowledge and sophistication to Spain, but the barbarian Christians drove them out while retaining some of their knowledge.

Then, Christians began the age of exploration in the late 15th century, destroyed civilizations and learned little. All they were interested in were riches.

So I would say that Christianity did little to build civilization.

[jshm2]

No, the oldest known complete civilisation was the Sumerians. Though there are many likely older, but not as well documented.

Christianity actually built NO civilisation - it destroyed many, and homogenised many others into a quasi-civilisation, which barely exists today.

Each denomination thinks it's the "true" Christianity, despite the alleged founder of Christianity - Jesus - being Jewish and a follower of the Judaic faith!

[strateguy632]

Obviously yes. Thanks to Christian we ended the "civilized" romans and theyr* "civilized" GLADIATORS.

[strateguy632]

About sports, then athletes were nude... far from civilized.

[strateguy632]

I never heard that ridiculous accusation "christian banned olympics"... he never banned them... but anonymous atheists PATHETICALLY falsely accuse to cause hatred by lied and misconstrued ! Busted myth.
theconversation.com/mythbusting-ancient-rome-did-christians-ban-the-ancient-olympics-92023

[Asker]

imagine a vegan saying "yes we forced everybody to be vegan but look how we ended animal suffering!!!" suffering is part of life.

[strateguy632]

Huh? You want gladiator?

[alice55]

It build modern civilisation of the European World

[TwoToTooTutu2]

I wouldn't say it built civilization, but it played a part in developing what we know today

[Asker]

which is shit

[Anonymous]

No, of course not, many civilizations existed much before christianity.

[SmokinAces2000]

Nope