Quote Originally Posted by Vuk View Post
Actually, there is a consensus in scholarly opinion that the idea of race being determined by skin colour, straightness of hair, etc, and these traits corresponding to personality, worth, ability, etc. only gained ground as a result of the decline in the prominence of Christianity in Western Intellectual culture.



The renaissance was NOT the enlightenment. It is of course a different debate, but it is my opinion that in many ways the Renaissance was a step backward.



You need only read the works of enlightenment scholars and 'scientists' to see the importance of religion on the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment in many ways was synthesis of philosophy and theology. Science was used to affirm theological beliefs and gain a deeper understanding of God and his creation, and Christianity was the guiding force of science.

Love it or hate it baby, but your world is a Christian world.
Don't believe everything they teach you in Sunday school / provincial college / religious activist centres / madrassas.


And evolution is not 'just a theory' either.