Interesting Statistics, Anyone?

[Not-here-anymore]

If you use statistics in an argument 80% of the time peole will belive you.
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Spoiler: screw it, I'm condensing your chart

Wait, what? Scientific advancement is an entirely arbitrary, completely subjective scale. To develop a trend from it would require a global consensus on how much every single bit of research contributes to the field of science as a whole. Also, whilst the church was indeed a major obstacle to certain fields of scientific research, another block to scientific advancement was those who called themselves scientists - whether as a collection of charlatans claiming to have discovered various forms of alchemy with no actual proof, or as a selection of greedy individuals with no intent to share their information other than in their close circle of friends, scientists of the time managed to stunt their own fields quite well.

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[Angryman101]

If you use statistics in an argument 80% of the time peole will belive you.
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God, people who say that scientific advancement was halted in the dark ages because of Christianity are huge fucking idiots.
Scientific advancement was stunted because of the collapse of the Roman Empire, and no other state in Europe had neither the capitol nor the manpower to focus on the advancement of science, they were too busy killing each other. After that, an incredibly rigid caste system (feudalism) that dominated Europe essentially annihilated all potential for creativity, free expression and learning for anyone below the nobility, as they deemed it dangerous. And Christianity was centered in Europe, are you saying that China, India, Africa, and the Middle East all were suddenly struck with the retarded during that time period? What a bunch of bullshit.
OP: Never believe in statistics that you can not substantiate with scientific fact and recreate on your own.

Yes, the inquisition, book burnings and church's strangle-hold on knowledge of any kind had nothing to do with that "flatlining". Heresy I say!

How about the fact that the majority of the intellectuals in Europe at that time were officials in the church? They were sent to colleges and around the world to gain knowledge and spread the faith.
Also, how about the fact that there was no fucking flatlining? Without the stability and resources of the Roman Empire, Europe was put into the dark ages, yes. But around the world, many, many advances were being made in geometry and chemistry, among other things. The importance of Christianity had absolutely nothing to do with the lack of advancement, it was the fall of the empire and the lack of resources and manpower caused by the plagues that did it in.