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Originally Posted by Barcs  My opinion on this is that we'd be better off. If Christianity has done anything over the years it's held society back. Technology and science have been stopped when it contradicts the bible (ie galileo) or cetain values (stem cell research). |
I don't think this argument really holds up. Technology has been used for some truly brutal things. The Eastern Front in WW2 is one of the most devastating wars the world's ever seen, over 30 million killed in the most brutal and inhumane ways, mostly civilians, in a few short years. Vast sections of land were devastated. Made possible entirely thanks to technology. Neither the Nazi's nor Soviets were religious states. Technology also gave us the nuclear weapons, although you could almost argue that made the world MORE peaceful thanks to mutually assured destruction. But that could change. Fact is, we have the potential to truly destroy ourselves and this planet if we want, thanks to technology.
Though I'm no fan of Christianity, I think overall it's influence on history/culture is relatively minor compared to other things.