• PugJesus@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The Middle Ages were not “a time of ignorance, barbarism and superstition”; the Church did not place religious authority over personal experience and rational activity;

    Like hell it didn’t.

    and the term “Dark Ages” is rejected by modern historians

    Because it’s a prejudicial term, not because the past isn’t fucking shitty.

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      3 months ago

      Because it’s a prejudicial term, not because the past isn’t fucking shitty.

      If that were true then what do you call the classical age? The darker ages?

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          3 months ago

          Ooh present-tense anymore! Really don’t see that very often, but it’s got a nice ring to it

          Edit: it’s a positive anymore not present-tense. Thank you @oktux@lemm.ee!