I wanted to address this idea that the typically stupid atheists have these days. It seems that some atheist, at some point, heard another atheist say, that christianity had somehow stalled out the progression of science. To them I would ask "Are you daft?" Are you assuming that the only people who existed in the world during the period of time you are talking about, lived in the relatively small region that christianity affected? Were there no asians of any kind back then? No one at all lived in south america? Or north america? There were no natives to the continent of australia? There were no people, outside of the small area that christianity could have affected, that could have possibly advanced science? You are either extremely ignorant, or a racist. Or both.
On top of that, I have a hard time believing that someone in shining armor with a cross on his shield, came by every time someone Developed a more efficient spinning wheel, or a better gearing system for the mill, and told them that it was "the devil" and made them take it down. How stupid do you assume people from ancient times were? Even the evil tyrant who would have been running such a charade, would have been like "Oh, you mean this lets you make more thread (or grain, or tax revenue, or whatever) for me to come and take from you? Yeah fuck that. I enjoy having less. I am not greedy at all. In fact, what's greed? Never heard of the stuff." So as you can see, this whole statement, and anyone who stands behind it, is obviously an idiot, with no common sense, and a very tiny understanding of the way the world works. The end.
On top of that, I have a hard time believing that someone in shining armor with a cross on his shield, came by every time someone Developed a more efficient spinning wheel, or a better gearing system for the mill, and told them that it was "the devil" and made them take it down. How stupid do you assume people from ancient times were? Even the evil tyrant who would have been running such a charade, would have been like "Oh, you mean this lets you make more thread (or grain, or tax revenue, or whatever) for me to come and take from you? Yeah fuck that. I enjoy having less. I am not greedy at all. In fact, what's greed? Never heard of the stuff." So as you can see, this whole statement, and anyone who stands behind it, is obviously an idiot, with no common sense, and a very tiny understanding of the way the world works. The end.