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Origin: Probability of a Single Protein Forming by Chance

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Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
04 Jan 2019, 22:58
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04 Jan 2019, 22:58#1

This i way beyond the paygrade of that dumbass rooijackass but some may appreciate how stunning all this is.



Probability of a Single Protein Forming by Chance




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sharkbokCaptain23,220 posts
04 Jan 2019, 23:28
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04 Jan 2019, 23:28#2

How did God exist by chance? 

Surely God must have been born at some point in time -  unless God has always existed. (or not existed at all). 

Did God just exist- with no universe for billions of years inside nothing?

What was he doing before he created the universe? Why did he wait to create the universe- if he has always existed? What was God do with his spare time when there was no universe. 

If God has always existed, the universe could have always existed.  Why could the universe not have always existed as an eternal cycle of big bang expansion and contraction? 

If either God or the universe always existed- there is no such thing as a beginning of time.

At least some evidence exists for how the universe has formed- that is believed by leading scientists who use the same knowledge and reasoning across a wide range of disciplines like astronomy, medical, computers to name but a few. 

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I watched 2 minutes of this scripture masquerading as science - the problem with the argument is an assumed per cent of what the random chance is. 

What is the random chance of a God existing forever- or at all? It disapproves its own argument when applied to God - in the same way, it is applied to evolution.

Just because someone cant understands something logically, it does not mean that an emotional answer like God is valid- especially when it is even more random. 

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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
05 Jan 2019, 09:17
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05 Jan 2019, 09:17#3

Shark, first off, the religious theory is that God exists outside of space time. God is eternal and has always existed. 


At this time there is no viable theory for the oscillating universe,  as the universe is still expanding. This does not mean a viable theory will not be found.

Various other models have also been tested, like the String Theory, but at the moment, the Theory of the Big Bang makes the most scientific sense. What happened before the BB is still unknown and probably unknowable. 

Science will keep on exploring the boundaries of knowledge to fond explanations for the unknown, but everything can't be known, so at some stage we might have to accept some things just as they are...frustrating. 

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CrusadersfanPro3,099 posts
05 Jan 2019, 10:54
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05 Jan 2019, 10:54#4

And this theory that god is eternal and has always existed is based on what, its what i want it to be so therefore i will believe it?

How about a theory that has at least 1 fact to support it. Based on that thinking you can believe any nonsense you want which religious people obviously do

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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
05 Jan 2019, 19:18
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05 Jan 2019, 19:18#5

Big Bang supports it sort of ...and personal xp...what's your proof to the contrary?... P lease note, I'm not trying to convince you, just tired of being called stupid because I don't think like you. Live and let live only works one way if you are a " New Liberal " Your way or the highway...well, that's not good enough for us any more.

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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
05 Jan 2019, 19:23
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05 Jan 2019, 19:23#6
Draad, I don't call you stupid because you think differently to me. I call you stupid because you're a stupid person.
If you don't believe me, get a reasonably intelligent and extremely patient person to read some of your replies on these threads and explain to you how stupid you sound.
I've tried but I don't have the patience.
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Beeno1Captain40,032 posts
05 Jan 2019, 21:23
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05 Jan 2019, 21:23#7

As far as one can discern wee rooijackass is a disciple of now dead but leading atheist voice Prof Stephen Hawking. This nut job says because there is a law of gravity the universe can and will create itself out of nothing, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

Rooitwit ask your mum to expalin the clip to you. Talk about whoooooooo ooossssssssssh!


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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
06 Jan 2019, 01:12
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06 Jan 2019, 01:12#8

Rooi, you don't think, you parrot what you think must be right. You also think Oxford Mathematics professors are stupid. You ignore facts you don't like. Your mind is closed.

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sharkbokCaptain23,220 posts
06 Jan 2019, 16:11
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06 Jan 2019, 16:11#9




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MozartCaptain49,914 posts
06 Jan 2019, 17:01
#10
06 Jan 2019, 17:01#10
Nobody knows how this all happened...the views of the most brilliant person who ever existed are no more valid than the views of an ordinary man. It's like saying Rotts are smarter than Danes, and so the views of Rotts on integral calculus are more valid.
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CrusadersfanPro3,099 posts
06 Jan 2019, 18:23
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06 Jan 2019, 18:23#11

True no one actually knows it all but i will take the word of scientist and their peer reviewed work over some run of the mill guy that has read a book and thinks he knows the answer.

Only a fool would say there is no difference .

I bet you dont go to one of your mates when your crook but see some one that has done the study and knows what he is talking about.

By the way i have the elixir of life if you're interested  only $2,000 a bottle. Take my word it works because i once read a book about it

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MozartCaptain49,914 posts
06 Jan 2019, 18:34
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06 Jan 2019, 18:34#12
woosh.....thanks for proving my point.
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
06 Jan 2019, 18:53
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06 Jan 2019, 18:53#13

I think that there really is no answer and there never will be.    The humans race was ever since ancient time bothered about the issue as well.   As a species  with thinking ability death bothered them - they feared and still do fear death as an unknown and develop a theory that after death there is another place where people go to so as to continue life.   

For that reason there has to be a God that assist them in finding that heaven where they cann live without the things that bother them on earth,   One has to go back to ancient Egypt to realize how deeply ingrained those beliefs became -the mummification of the dead, the provision of food for the journey can be mentioned as proof of that,

There may in fact be the issue of re-incarnation - there are thousands of claims about it happening,  Even I got the feeling that in a previous life I lived in Vienna.  The fact is the first time I visited the city - I walked straight to the Ringstrasse withoit a map and without asking anybody for directions.   I just felt I knew where every major place in the city was by instinct.  That is another type of thing that could NEVER really be proved.

However, the question remains - how did the Universe started off and is it in fact based on any format of religion.   There are indeed proof that the  human race developed from species that roamed Africa millions of years ago -- but how did they survive in the Jurassic age and afterwards,   The earliest written reports that has ever been found nad understoof fates back not more than 7 thousand years,

In the dangerous age humans developed the safety mechanism requires for families and family groups to stick together and later form tribes and ultimately nations.   Humans believe in some form of  a sovereign being existed that would protect them from danger nd started to worship things they regarded as gods.   There were originally thousands of gods  so worshipped and the later variation became when some philosophers started an idea that there is only one God - but there is no real scientific proof of existence of such a God.

There is also a theory that some aliens visited earth thousands of years ago and assisted in the development of human civilization  - and some theory existed that those much more advanced aliens  were taken as gods to be worshipped.   

However, there is no real scientific proof that there is in fact a God that care for human beings.  The best answer is to leave people to believe what basis they use in their lifetime.   I am saying that to discuss  this type of thing in a forum will just cause discord amongst people that may have different points of view.   Lets just accept there are theories that are nor reconcilable on the issue and leave it there,        .               

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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
07 Jan 2019, 08:43
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07 Jan 2019, 08:43#14
Whatever the odds are of a protein forming by chance, those odds are still a heck of a lot higher than the odds of an all-powerful and benevolent god creating himself out of nothing.
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bluebokPro3,977 posts
07 Jan 2019, 09:07
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07 Jan 2019, 09:07#15
This argument is silly. The view of those against religion will stay that way and any counter argument will almost certainly fall on deaf ears. The view of those for religion will stay that way and any counter argument will also almost certainly fall on deaf ears.. 
Still, I would like to bring up a new point of discussion that I don't believe we have explored in any of the religious discussions we've had on this forum over the years. There is a third possibility that is just as reasonable as the Atheistic view and the Theistic view. What about a Deistic God? A God that created the universe and all in it, but that does not intervene in it or manifest in it. No prayers, no religion, no bigotry, no loyalty, no faith. If you think about it, it is not that unbelievable. The Theistic view is fundamentally flawed in that it automatically condemns countless people to hell, for following the wrong faith, whichever one that may be, even though no faith can offer any more evidence that it is correct than the next. The fatal flaw in Atheism is, at this point anyway, creation. When all else has been argued, any religious debate will ultimately land up at this juncture. And for now, Atheism simply offers no answer. The Deistic view, explains the cruelty and suffering of humans, the unfairness of one persons lot in life vs the next, the death of innocent babies, disease, tsunamis and every other good or bad thing. If our existence can be viewed, as we view nature in a documentary with each creature just trying to survive, with some getting lucky, and others not. And no all powerful force intervening in anything. The random occurrence of good and bad, and life and death, strong and weak, does make a lot of sense. And it does answer some of the "impossible" questions that neither Atheism or any other religion can answer. Religion as we know it (or them) can very easily be explained as a man made concept to control people for greed and power and riches. It has evolved and morphed over thousands of years, hence the countless branches of it out there currently. 
Just a thought, use it, don't use it.       
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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
07 Jan 2019, 09:20
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07 Jan 2019, 09:20#16

God is eternal and created space time out of nothing (ex nihilo ...The Big Bang). He Himself transcend space time. (my opinion)

Facts: At the moment the observable evidence suggests that the universe began 13 odd billion years ago...out of nothing. Science is still looking for a viable theory to prove an eternal universe, but has not done so yet. The fact that atheists does not like this is of no consequence ...it is what it is. In science, the simplest solution is normally the correct one, a nd since the background radiation and dark matter has been observed, models for an eternal universe has become too complicated.

This does not mean that a viable theory won't be found in the near future, it means that it hasn't been found yet...

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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
07 Jan 2019, 09:28
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07 Jan 2019, 09:28#17
"Facts: At the moment the observable evidence suggests that the universe began 13 odd billion years ago...out of nothing."
Absolute and utter garbage.
Where did you get this laughable "fact" that the universe began from nothing, Draad? Answersingenesis.org?
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bluebokPro3,977 posts
07 Jan 2019, 09:32
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07 Jan 2019, 09:32#18
I don't want to get roped into a never ending circular argument, but both the religious and the non religious need to admit that as far as the cosmos are concerned, we know just about nothing. If you compare the size of our solar system to the incomprehensible size of the universe, and take our limited knowledge and understanding of our own solar system and extrapolate that to the size universe, then you'll understand why I say we basically know nothing. Considering our stupefying lack of knowledge about the universe, it is nothing more than arrogant to think we have the capacity to explain it, or its origins. 
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bluebokPro3,977 posts
07 Jan 2019, 09:34
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07 Jan 2019, 09:34#19
Rooiters, it is my understanding that current science does place the observable universe at around 13 billion years old . What have I missed? 
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bluebokPro3,977 posts
07 Jan 2019, 09:35
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07 Jan 2019, 09:35#20
Nevermind....I see you ar e refuting the "out of nothing' part. 
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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
07 Jan 2019, 09:40
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07 Jan 2019, 09:40#21
Bluebok, you haven't missed anything, I think we all agree that that the big bang happened around 13 billion years ago . . . it's what it began from that I'm contesting. It wasn't from "nothing" as Draad claims, it was from everything. Every atom and particle present in the universe today was also present in that singularity that exploded into what we see today.
As a completely separate argument, I'm also suggesting that a previous universe contracted into that singularity and this universe will stop expanding at some point and contract into a tiny speck before expanding again.
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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
07 Jan 2019, 10:17
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07 Jan 2019, 10:17#22

Well Rooi from what we can observe, it was nothing and from what I understand, the oscillating universe theory has a number of problems that science can't explain at the moment. If they can come up with a viable contraction/expansion theory,  then the "singularity" argument holds, if not, the "ex nihilo" argument is valid too. Then the "why" becomes a problem. 

I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything.  I'm explaining how I see things and I don't see it as a science vs religion thing. I don't even see it as a debate.  It's a discussion and I try to enter it with an open mind. That's how we learn something.

I'm no scientists,  but unlike you may think Rooi, I am not stupid and I do have some post matric qualifications in a scientific field. I do understand physics and mathematics a bit, but when it comes to quantum mechanics and cosmology, science becomes highly theoretical and specialized and only really understood by a small group of experts .

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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
07 Jan 2019, 10:19
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07 Jan 2019, 10:19#23
Listen chump, you stated a "fact" and all I'm asking is where you got that "fact" from. I don't need your life story, just a simple link. Thanks.
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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
07 Jan 2019, 14:27
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07 Jan 2019, 14:27#24

From what can be observed, it looks like the universe came into existence 13 odd billion years ago.

Anything you add to that is speculation.

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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
07 Jan 2019, 15:05
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07 Jan 2019, 15:05#25
"Facts: At the moment the observable evidence suggests that the universe began 13 odd billion years ago...out of nothing."
You seem to have inadvertently left off the only bit that I'm contesting.  
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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
07 Jan 2019, 15:40
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07 Jan 2019, 15:40#26

Do you know what "observable" mean? Tell me, how does a "singularity" look?

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bluebokPro3,977 posts
07 Jan 2019, 15:41
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07 Jan 2019, 15:41#27
Circles boys! You're going round in circles.  
Anyone care to give their thoughts on my Deity possibility? I spent at least 20 minutes of my first day back at work typing that!!! I feel so cheap for ventilating my thoughts on such an important topic only to be ignored by the locals. Oh is me! 
Ok, I'm over it...now give me your fucking insights!  
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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
07 Jan 2019, 15:44
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07 Jan 2019, 15:44#28
bluebok, I always make a distinction between a god and a benevolent god.
I don't believe in either.
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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
07 Jan 2019, 15:47
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07 Jan 2019, 15:47#29
"Considering our stupefying lack of knowledge about the universe, it is nothing more than arrogant to think we have the capacity to explain it, or its origins. "
No harm in speculating. I don't think that's arrogant.
Everything I say on this matter is my own held belief. Not saying I'm right or that anyone should agree with me. Heck, I'd be very worried if certain people did agree with me.
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bluebokPro3,977 posts
07 Jan 2019, 15:54
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07 Jan 2019, 15:54#30
Speculation is fine by me, but there are many that claim to already know. That to me is just idiotic. 
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sharkbokCaptain23,220 posts
07 Jan 2019, 16:02
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07 Jan 2019, 16:02#31

For the naysayers about the Bing Bang theory and gravity creating the galaxies-

  1. Did God create the universe from nothing?
  2. Does gravity exist?
  3. Did God create gravity
  4. Did God use gravity to create the universe
If the Big bang theory(the most logical available theory) is BS, why is it possible for God to have created the universe from nothing and to have always existed even when their was nothing.
What is funny about religion is how it claims to be a definitive version of the truth. However it changes once parts of its dogma is disproven. A long time ago it said in the bible that the world was flat, and the sky was the heavens and under the ground was hell.
Christian religion took the world backwards to the dark ages, and fought science at every turn as blasphemy. The ancient Greeks were miles ahead of the dark aged Christians. The Church burnt scientists on the cross for challenging dogma. The actively held the world back from progression so they could push their own version of God, creation etc etc- and sell the afterlife. 
Now suddenly the church are scientists- and they "have always supported science". If the big bang theory is ever proven as a certain fact that most people accept to be certain, the Christian Church will just change their stance and say the supported the big bang theory all along - and bend the story to suit their own publicity goals.

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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
07 Jan 2019, 16:03
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07 Jan 2019, 16:03#32
I know what I believe when it comes to things like creation, the universe, the meaning of life, good vs evil and the afterlife.
Not saying what I believe on those matters is right or suits anyone else but whether I'm right or wrong, I'd rather be wrong than not have thought about them all deeply and have an opinion on them.
So I don't know but I know that I believe in something and that's enough for me. There are plenty people who will shrug their shoulders and say they couldn't give a toss about stuff like that.
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CrusadersfanPro3,099 posts
07 Jan 2019, 16:06
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07 Jan 2019, 16:06#33

What i cannot comprehend from the theist they say nothing can come from nothing but something vastly more complex that can is the "obvious" answer.

No its not the fact is if everything is eternal it is much more likely that everything is natural not some unbelievably complex being. 

Soory theist but your argument excludes your own answer 

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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
07 Jan 2019, 16:31
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07 Jan 2019, 16:31#34

Rooi, your  last comment is how I feel too, our difference is in the detail. I'm not saying I am right and you are wrong.  I believe in a higher purpose,  you don't. The detail doesn't bother me as much as it obviously does you.

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MozartCaptain49,914 posts
07 Jan 2019, 19:38
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07 Jan 2019, 19:38#35
The argument is about existence. No matter how far back the investigation goes the 'potential' for development existed. And before that potential there was something else. The Big Bang event was late in an infinite past. Scientists haven't cracked existence, and probably never will. As such I find the dripping sarcasm directed at religion offensive. Without the organizing force of religion it's highly unlikely man would have emerged in such a profound way....just as without fossil fuels we would still be a substantially agrarian society, and global population which only expanded from 0.9 billion in 1800 to 1.9 billion in 1900, would probably be half of what it is today.
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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
07 Jan 2019, 20:59
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07 Jan 2019, 20:59#36

Yes , right or wrong, the word is better off after 2000 years of Christianity than it would have been if, for instance, Baal worship came out on top back then...or Moloch, or whatever else. Tolerance is a much underappreciated virtue it seems.

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sharkbokCaptain23,220 posts
07 Jan 2019, 21:43
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07 Jan 2019, 21:43#37
@Draad that is an opinion. 
The world was more advanced during the ancient Greek era that saw the invention of democracy and capitalism, and the invention of the modern world- than say people one thousand years ago. People today still learn latin and greek like Doctors, lawyers etc- also called classical education.
Following the rise of Christianity, the dark ages ensued.Then many centuries later- some old records from the ancient Greeks were found in the East leading to the Renaissance-  also known as cultural revival or rebirth.

It is unknown what happened to the original copies of the data that was retained in Europe, with some speculation that the Christian church destroyed this during the dark ages.
Then the rise of more left-wing Protestants who encouraged self-thought and determination. After this Christian religion as a whole has weakened over time- and at the same time, people have been able to pick off from where the ancient Greeks got to. 
Most of the Christian era was the dark ages where people went backwards. So it is very debatable if Christianity added value. Certainly better than Satanism, or religions that are even more backward. Any form of human sacrifice is bad- but Christians have had their fair share of this as well- including burning scientists on the cross, smart women were branded as witches and burnt etc. Christianity during this time had similarities to Islam. 
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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
07 Jan 2019, 22:19
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07 Jan 2019, 22:19#38

I said better than Baal worship, not the best possible scenario. You do  know, the whole child sacrifice thing? ... There wasn't too many alternatives back then.

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MozartCaptain49,914 posts
08 Jan 2019, 00:21
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08 Jan 2019, 00:21#39
And the Ancient Greek era was totally dominated by a Pantheon of Gods....every act was thought to be scrutinized. It was that belief in scrutiny by a higher power that civilized us. It remains to be seen whether wecan remain civilized without it.
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sharkbokCaptain23,220 posts
08 Jan 2019, 03:24
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08 Jan 2019, 03:24#40

Ironically, it was the ancient Greeks that invented Atheism... It does suggest more tolerance with different Gods, or no Gods at all.

It is amazing how many things originate in ancient Greece. They have  had more influence than any other nation. (not computers or machinery etc- but almost everything else). 

Unfortunately for them, Christianity was forced upon by Rome(ans)  them when other religions were banned. 

Atheism in Ancient GreeceHistory of atheismAtheism (derived from the Ancient Greek ????? atheos meaning "without gods; godless; secular; denying or disdaining the gods, especially officially sanctioned gods") is the absence or rejection of the belief that deities exist.
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