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The “dark ages” never happened. It’s a myth invented in the Renaissance to boost their own ego.
by FranzFerdiNaN 8y ago
The “dark ages” never happened. It’s a myth invented in the Renaissance to boost their own ego.
- hutzlibu 8y agoWell, I would call a time where monks controled thought based on a old book, indeed pretty dark. In the Renaissance this thought control got fought back ... an progress happened
- waterhouse 8y agoAn essay to the contrary: http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/10/15/were-there-dark-ages/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/10/15/were-there-dark-ages/