Why do people ignorantly blame Christianity for the Dark Ages?

Question

When every historian I have seen has said that the Fall of the Roman Empire which was the result of barbarian invasions from the north were the cause or what initiated the Dark Ages...

So why perpetuate a vicious lie of that type?

It seem to me that the barbarians from the north and their cultural influences are what brought about the Dark Ages...

Correction:
"It seems to me...."

Answer 1

Because history education in American public schools is embarrassing.

Liasion, I'm not sure which murdered philosophers you're referring to, but the witch burnings did not happen in the "Dark Ages." That was clearly Renaissance (1450-1600 CE). The Inquisition operated after what I would call the Dark Ages (400-1000 CE), although Dark Ages is a problematically vague term.

Answer 2

Christianity did not cause the fall of the Roman empire, but it was a crucial part of maintaining the power structure in feudal Europe.

It is even more important when talking about how the dark ages ended.

Christianity did play a role in perpetuating the dark ages.

Answer 3

Which Dark Age? Akkad and the first Intermediary period of Ancient Egypt, Dark Age accompanying the fall of the Indus civilisation, Dark Age of the Late Bronze Age collapse, Dark Age from the fall of Rome, the Mayan Dark Age or the he Toltec collapse?

If you meant the Dark Age from the fall of Rome, one of the main reason was Christianity.

Before Christianity came along the Romans put their energies into building clean water supplies for their cities and roads to link them so their soldiers could ensure Pax Romana, peace and prosperity under Roman, secular law.

After Christianity starts to sip in, everything does not matter anymore. Everyone was more interested in "saving their soul" and civilisation slowly, but surely start to slow down, Theophilus (A christian) was instrumental, when he burn the Great Library at Alexandria, looting and ransacking pagans' temple. Finally, civilisation come to a complete halt and hence cause the fall of Rome.

Answer 4

People called the period preceding the Dark Ages as Classical Antiquity. The christians considered that age dark for its lack of christianity.

However, Petrarch coined the term the Dark Age for the period after Classical Antiquity for it had christianity, but lacked the achievements in technological or cultural advancement. The Dark Ages is synonmous with Early Middle Ages.

Answer 5

They also blame the crusades on the Christians. The world thrives on money or collateral of some sort. This was also the reason for the Crusades. The trade routes were being blocked and could not be used for trade routes. Therefore people depending on the routes set out to clear them with crusades. It is true that many history books blamed Christians for lording it over people and going on the crusades, but as the saying goes, look at the money and you will find the answer.

Answer 6

My be responsive to-how grew to become into that a number of motives have been in the back of the autumn of the Roman Empire, the Barbarians (Goths) being basically one in each and every of them. Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity he reported b/c of a demonstration he observed (even regardless of the indisputable fact that it additionally passed off to help him out for the fundamental human beings to worship a mono deity). After him, there grew to become right into a short time the subsequent emperor tried to return to the pagan roots yet he died youthful and whoever took over after that, resorted lower back to Xianity. sometime around then the empire began falling and that i think of the DA might have got here approximately besides. that's basically that the church blended with the politicians and grew to become into an extremely corrupt, bloodthirsty enigma. After the Crusades, there have been the witch hunts, the Black Plague, the Inquisition, and the mini-ice age. a number of those issues got here approximately b/c the church does no longer permit anyonee learn actual technology b/c it went against their dogma. i've got heard that the darkish a while noted countless issues. My 'well-known' is the time between whilst the Roman Empire fell and whilst the church took over.

Answer 7

Christianity played a role as well. They persecuted early scientific minds and burned books and denied medical treatments. Actually the "dark ages" were brought on by many factors; the "black death" (plague) was probably the major factor. However, if not for Christian persecution toward those that put thought and logic first, it would never have took place.........The age of "enlightenment" is what took Europe out of the dark ages and that meant a rebirth of science and creativity which the church persecuted.

Answer 8

Christian historians have always written a long time of their hisotyr as Dark Ages. No other people invented this label for western Christians.

Answer 9

The Christians did burn the Library at Alexandria. That was the largest source of written knowledge in the world at that time. There were many factors to the dark ages and Christianity did play a role.

Answer 10

In my opinion, it is not right to blame anyone or point fingers at anyone...
I do feel that organized religion has had its hand in far too many of such things. However, if it had not been them, it would have been someone else.
I would not perpetuate it, but by asking, aren't you?
I am just saying, if you don't like it, why repeat it?
Maybe I am not sure what you are meaning, but this is my interpretation of it. Not meaning offense at anyone.
Good luck!