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Old 03-17-2010, 03:49 PM   #5
tryfuhl
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Re: Texas wants to rewrite the US History books

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Originally Posted by Lotus View Post
Christians did save many works which may have been destroyed in the fall of Rome.

However, ancient Christians also burned the books of Aristotle and Plato, indirectly helping to launch the so-called "Dark Ages." The only reason we still have many of these ancient Greek philosophical classics is because they were saved and studied by medieval Muslims. Of course, Muslims have since burned other books, such as "The Satanic Verses."

I'm agreeing with you, tryfuhl.
Yep, vicious cycle
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