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Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy
Kind of hard to give credit for preserving something which they horded and denied to others. Especially when they chose what to preserve and what to destroy based upon how well it meshed with their teachings and subsequent control of the masses. I'm not picking on Christianity. This goes for all organized religion. What I'm saying is that as an organization, their good works were largely self serving. Just my opinion. Love the philosophy of Christianity, but you can keep the "magic."
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First, not sure why you say "horded". As a general rule, I believe the books were there for anyone to use. If you have something that says to the contrary, I would be glad to review it. At the same time, it's one of those things that, until the time of Charlemagne, no one but the church thought it important to read. Charlemagne, upon his conversion to Christianity, actively sought to expand knowledge throughout his kingdom.
Again, obviously, anything
can be self serving to assert that the Church's good works were "largely self serving" is a subjective opinion with which I disagree. I am not blind to the flaws, just don't think they discredit the accompanying good works.
As for "magic", I don't buy it either - but that's another story altogether.