Scientific Mystic on Nostr: Don’t conflate the political influence of Christianity with its social influence. ...
Don’t conflate the political influence of Christianity with its social influence. No one is saying the Christian political influence didn’t do horrible things. But our modern educational system, human rights, charitable and health institutions grew out of Christianity moral principles as well. Even concern about the eradication of Aztec culture by the Spaniards is rooted in Christian principles. Christian concern for the lowly and marginalized, is precisely what Nietzsche, the world’s greatest atheist, disliked so much about Christianity.
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