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jorgelito · 05-20-2005, 08:47 AM

Good show Harry, thanks for the follow-up post,

I see what you're getting at now and I agree. I think we're not too far off here.

One last thing: I think maybe my point would be more the spread of Christianity and it's subsequent influence over the past 2000 years, especially as a "player in the game of life" (I really like your interpretation here in the last paragraph). To use the example of the Library at Alexandria, (truly a marvel) it was one library of maybe a few at the time. However, Christian monks kept libraries all over Europe although not as magnificent as the Library at Alexandria.

Just like there were dominant cultures throughout different time periods: the Ancients (Egypt, Babylonia), Classics (Greece, Rome), Muslim, Chinese, Indian, Meso-American, African - all had their "heights and influence at one point; but in the past 2000 years (along the timeline), western civ has dominated and Christianity played a role.

Turnips? Turnips are ok, I like them in stews sometimes, but what...?

05-20-2005, 08:47 AM	#23 (permalink)
jorgelito All important elusive independent swing voter... Location: People's Republic of KKKalifornia	Good show Harry, thanks for the follow-up post, I see what you're getting at now and I agree. I think we're not too far off here. One last thing: I think maybe my point would be more the spread of Christianity and it's subsequent influence over the past 2000 years, especially as a "player in the game of life" (I really like your interpretation here in the last paragraph). To use the example of the Library at Alexandria, (truly a marvel) it was one library of maybe a few at the time. However, Christian monks kept libraries all over Europe although not as magnificent as the Library at Alexandria. Just like there were dominant cultures throughout different time periods: the Ancients (Egypt, Babylonia), Classics (Greece, Rome), Muslim, Chinese, Indian, Meso-American, African - all had their "heights and influence at one point; but in the past 2000 years (along the timeline), western civ has dominated and Christianity played a role. Turnips? Turnips are ok, I like them in stews sometimes, but what...?