are we entering a new dark age?

Answer 1

If you mean an age of religiously motivated ignorance, intolerance, and war, then yes.
If you mean an age of spiritual emptiness, death, disease, and overall helplessness, then yes.
If you mean an age of religiously motivated religious persecution, and overall paranoia and despair then yes.
If you mean George Bush will be re-elected...how many times do I have to say it!?

Answer 2

Dear jimmy,

We are presently in the Great Tribulation spoken of in Matthew 24. The Great Tribulation began in 1988 and consists or a period of 23 years (not 7 as most theologians teach). Noah's flood occurred in 4990 BC. If you read 2 Peter 3 the Lord speaks of the flood of Naoh's day and then transitions into the end of the world-to be destroyed by fire. In verse 8 of that chapter we read, "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."

1 week before the flood God told Noah to get all the animals and his family into the ark. We read in Genesis 7:4, "For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth."

We multiply 7X1000=7000 years (a day=1000 years). Then add 7000 years to 4990 BC. We get 2011 AD (year "0" has to be counted as 1 year because it represents 1 year). It appears that 2011 may be the year in which the Lord Jesus Christ will return. When He appears it will be the end of the world and Judgment Day.

Answer 3

Any place where religion (or anything else) keeps truth, rationality and free thought in the dark could be seen as being in a Dark Age. The primative, fundamentalist Muslims are the only thing that comes to mind in today's world. Fortunately the Enlightenment and Renaissance pulled Western culture out of that mire.

Answer 4

Where do you get that? We've been a dark age since the Fall. We're soon going to be entering an age of light, though, so be sure you're ready for it.

Answer 5

the years the catholics controlled the spiritual information are the dark ages... called that because they suppressed the knowledge that comes from spirituality.... those days are about to end... what we are entering is very new territory.... you see the catholics and christians interfered with the natural evolution of the world... so nature is beginning at a place it didn't think it would ever be... but it we work together with the intent of peace we should all benefit from the transition from religious rule back to natural basics..

Answer 6

Yes but in a very different way. Originally the believers were kept in the dark by not having a Bible they could read for themselves (in English) and the church was murdering people who would not convert. Today's tactics are smoke screen, disinformation and confusion to try and separate us from the Bible. Then instead of just flat out hacking us into pieces, they change the moral social norms to contradict Biblical conduct and the direction of the Holy Spirit so they can carnally write us off as close minded bigots. It serves the same function as killing us did in thr 1600's.

Answer 7

Yes, I think we are. When there is a majority sentiment that that which is not empirical is discounted as a falsehood, when it should probably mean nothing more than it is yet unproven or undecided. We, as a society, seem to so quickly throw away that which is not readily provable that we are moving in directions without any guidance from our collective pasts or desired futures. It's all about the here and now, the immediate, a sentiment that "this is, so that is all that is" (if this makes any sense; it does to me).

Answer 8

no, I don't think so, even tho the world is rather bleak, things do seem to be inching towards more intelligence and awareness. Not that long ago there was slavery in this country and women could not vote. There is a black and a woman running for President. Gays are out in the open. Men can wear long hair in the workplace. There is flex time and more childcare for workers. There are still MANY terrible things about humanity and there always have been, but to me, it's inching towards enlightenment. Barely perceptible, but it's up to us to move it further (those who believe in such things).

Answer 9

We are currently enjoying the Age of Reason because Atheism is becoming more popular at a dramatic rate. The dark ages were a result of religious squabbeling, I don't think it'll happen again.

Answer 10

It seems only the religions still maintain the same beliefs of of the people who lived in the dark ages.

Answer 11

No. Read up on the Dark Ages.

Sure Harry potter is what passes for literature and most people seem to think the world of Picasso, but things are nowhere close to the .01% literacy rate of 700 CE Europe.