It was Christians that put an end to the roman gladiatorial games and crucifixion.
When it comes to science it was a monk that was the father of Genetics (Joseph Mendel) and even the big bang theory was fist proposed by a catholic priest and he was ridiculed by many scientists.
Whatever you think of religion, If it weren't for superstition there wouldn't have been a pursuit of science. Chemistry is the descendent of Alchemy and astronomy is the descendent of astrology.
2007-12-11 03:37:21 · 13 answers · asked by wisemancumth 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What the **ck. This isn't a yes or no question.
2007-12-12 12:02:09 · update #1
13 responses and your ignorance is pi**ing me off. You want to blame all of christianity for the (negative) actions of a few, wile ignoring the positive actions of most Christians. That's called bigotry.
2007-12-12 12:08:40 · update #2
You furthure your ignorance by using examples of anti-christians that called themselves Christians.
2007-12-12 12:11:12 · update #3
Evil people have the advantage of being able to call themselves Christians when they arn't. Christians can't call themselves Atheists because it is a sin to deny God.
2007-12-12 12:12:28 · update #4
Do you also parade the atrocities of Christianity? I've never said we'd be better off without Christianity. I've accepted that religion is probably a necessary evil since by their own admission it is for some their only source of morality.
But far too often I see Christians ducking far more than taking responsibility.
2007-12-11 03:40:26 · answer #1 · answered by tuyet n 7 · 10⤊ 0⤋
You think the religion of Joseph Mendel had ANYTHING to do with his scientific proposition? He HAPPENED to be a Catholic (and it may have been nominal since, hey, being a "heathen" back then could be deadly).
It's not due to SUPERSTITION that science has advanced but because of curiosity and ingenuity. And if anything in science did indeed "evolve" from religion, who's to say we need it anymore?
Religious faith is nothing but dangerous for this world. Rationality and reason are our best bets for a continued and cooperative survival between cultures and among civilization as we know it.
2007-12-11 11:48:47 · answer #2 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
and what about all the scientists that were killed because they were found to be heathens? How much did that stop the progression of our world?
How about the Dark Ages in europe where the Church created a population of illiterate slaves.
religion has done more damage than it could ever possibly do good. And christians continue to pass the blame for their past wrongs, and continue to wrong current society. We would be better off without it.
2007-12-11 11:58:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL probability theory tells us you are bound to have a few questioning minds in any group. As a whole it took nearly a thousand years to develop the sciences, because the economic and social patterns were oriented towards the church--a very staid and old fashioned organization very resistant to change. Had we not had faith in the easter bunny, the chritian and islamic and jewish religions, and put our human resources towards improving humanity--I would suspect we would have had the 20th century technology 500 years ago. We would never had the crusades--perhaps pax romana would still be reigning today.
2007-12-11 11:48:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you think that those things would've happened anyway, even without Christianity? That it could have actually happened even sooner without it (well, except for the Coliseum thang...)? Christians have been a boon to science in the past millenia, that is true, but I just have to wonder if it was the people themselves who were responsible, and that religious faith did not have anything to do with it (in fact, it should logically detract from scientific curiosity..).
2007-12-11 11:45:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, those things would NEVER have happened without Christianity. I don't applaud Greek mythology for the invention of Democracy, either.
Where as when one looks at the things directly tied to belief... Well, it's not all sunshine and kittens. For every Mother Teresa, there's a violent war where religion is used as justification.
2007-12-11 11:41:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it would have been. I'm starting to agree with Atheists more. Christians complicate everything and contradict everything they state and use the bible in vain as well. Superstition and Christianity go hand in hand although they're not suppose too, but Christan's mold the bible to fit their own tastes instead of following it 100%.
2007-12-11 11:41:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that the fear and hatred christianity has spread throughout the ages far outweighs any contributions to society it may have made.
The underlying thought of christianity is "I'm more christian than you are, you believe differently, so I have to kill you." For proof, they open their bible and shout "Off with their heads!" I want no part of this and refuse to give christianity any leeway. I truly believe this world would be a FAR better place if there was no religion whatsoever.
2007-12-11 11:46:00 · answer #8 · answered by oldernwiser 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You can't point to specific things people of a group have done, and use it to argue that the group is great. The Nazis were the first to develop rocket engines. that doesn't mean the Nazis made the world a better place, or that rocket engines would never be developed.
2007-12-11 11:48:46 · answer #9 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hey but I loved Roman games.
2007-12-11 11:40:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋