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[[Image:Cobb.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Rodney Stark]]]]
[[Image:Cobb.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Rodney Stark]]]]
{{cquote|Recent historical research has debunked the idea of a "Dark Ages" after the "fall" of [[Roman Empire|Rome]]. In fact, this was an era of profound and rapid technological progress, by the end of which Europe had surpassed the rest of the world. Moreover, the so-called "Scientific Revolution" of the sixteenth century was a result of developments begun by religious scholars starting in the eleventh century.
{{cquote|Recent historical research has debunked the idea of a "Dark Ages" after the "fall" of [[Roman Empire|Rome]]. In fact, this was an era of profound and rapid technological progress, by the end of which Europe had surpassed the rest of the world. Moreover, the so-called "Scientific Revolution" of the sixteenth century was a result of developments begun by religious scholars starting in the eleventh century.
Few written documents and buildings of this time are left over. From this it is concluded that little was accomplished culturally or academically. However, how much was actually achieved, as alluded to earlier but was destroyed during the migration of nations and was difficult to find out.
Few written documents and buildings of this time are left over. From this it is concluded that little was accomplished culturally or academically. However, how much was actually achieved, as alluded to earlier but was destroyed during the migration of nations and was difficult to find out.
Dark Ages has also been explained as a period of spiritual darkness when the light of true Chritianity was nearly snuffed out by the persecution and killing of millions of Christians and withholding of the Bible truths by organized "religion" which had more of a base in paganism than in Bible teachings.<ref>http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3274629/False-conflict-Christianity-is-not.html</ref>}}
Dark Ages has also been explained as a period of spiritual darkness when the light of true Chritianity was nearly snuffed out by the persecution and killing of millions of Christians and withholding of the Bible truths by organized "religion" which had more of a base in paganism than in Bible teachings.<ref>http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3274629/False-conflict-Christianity-is-not.html</ref>}}
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