tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post116405585874955492..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Interdisciplinary controversyBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1164108530301375332006-11-21T06:28:00.000-05:002006-11-21T06:28:00.000-05:00Arnold Toynbee argued at one point that Western Ci...Arnold Toynbee argued at one point that Western Civilization's turning-point (downwards toward inevitable failure) was the end of the Hundred-Years War, when Catholic and Protestant states agreed that religion was no longer important enough to fight wars and kill over. That always seemed to me a strange criterion for what makes a civilization "civilized."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1164067264702296582006-11-20T19:01:00.000-05:002006-11-20T19:01:00.000-05:00Hey, Byron, "ignored" is under-rated! :)Hey, Byron, "ignored" is under-rated! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1164065124907314662006-11-20T18:25:00.000-05:002006-11-20T18:25:00.000-05:00Better to be hated than ignored.Better to be hated than ignored.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.com