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In reply to the discussion: On religious vs. political divides [View all]guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)1. The tenets of the Enlightenment in Europe arose from Christian thought.
A fact that is passed over in an ahistorical attempt to show the Enlightenment as a successor to Christian thought.
In the Maghreb and in the Middle East, of course, Islam was the basis of science and philosophy.
The reason that religion and politics are so intertwined is the same reason that religion and nationalism are intertwined. All are manifestations of tribalism and all are an essential part of the human experience. That which unites us also strengthens us.
Edited to add: even thought I disagree, the post is thought provoking.
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It was more or less the end of more than 1000 years of intellectual stagnation.
Voltaire2
Jan 2018
#10
"All are manifestations of tribalism and all are an essential part of the human experience"
Act_of_Reparation
Jan 2018
#8
As in a nice attempt to get you to justify your unqualified assertions?
Act_of_Reparation
Jan 2018
#31
Just because tribalism has always been with us, doesn't mean it always will be
marylandblue
Jan 2018
#20