Wait, were the Dark Ages AWESOME, actually?

In this video, Catholic author Steve Weidenkopf shows why the dark ages weren't as dark as you might have bene led to believe.
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[@thethirdjegs]

Cool thumbnail

[@EvonRomano-ge2og]

Well the people who tell us it was “dark” also tend to glorify empires which enslaved people and which were constantly at war.

[@Skullnaught]

So not much different from today

[@thepuffinpanda9139]

If it wasn't for those empires, we would have very few of the luxuries we have today. It's easy to look back on them in a judgemental way without being intellectually honest enough to admit what they did for us and how much we owe to them.

[@EvonRomano-ge2og]

@@thepuffinpanda9139 Slaves built pyramids and castles whilst pharaohs and kings stuffed their faces and murdered the weak and THAT …..THAT caused people to invent thins !?!? So……Alexander Graham Bell and the Wright Brothers etc…..were living under the rule of EMPERORS ?!?!?!

[@TheRiderOfTruth]

Have you ever read St. Vincent of Lerin's work, the Commonitorium? I would highly suggest it if not. It is about how to distinguish truth from heresy from a Patristic lens.