Who in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity? - eviltoast
  • Flax@feddit.uk
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    8 months ago

    I’m pretty sure “Satan” would be a more popular answer

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      8 months ago

      They would not admit that objectively Jesus and christianity is one the key factors of success of the west, and you dont even need to be a believer in God or a god to admit it.

      • brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml
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        8 months ago

        I too love to just make wildly unsupported assertions and then put the word “objectively” in front of them.

      • Flax@feddit.uk
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        8 months ago

        Some even speculate that protestantism itself within Christianity helped grow literacy rates by encouraging Bible reading, however the Roman Catholic church has done a lot for science as well.