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[–]HoocOtt[S]0 points
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the strong individualist sentiment of the enlightenment ran against the collectivist culture of these nations
Marxism also thrived because there was very little individualist sentiment in the third world
The enlightenment happened despite Christianity, not because of it
See your error?
Hint: How many times has Christianity split into factions? Also a big one happened nearly 1500 years after its founding....
Where did that come from?
Almost as if the doctrines of the faith itself places a high value on an individual's moral authority over himself. A unique quality don't you think? A quality that would effect how collectivist or individualist a culture is. Very different then say a faith based on fate and reincarnation or one that calls, in its text explicitly, for war and conquest in order to expand its collective influence.
I believe I have committed no error. All religions generally have a very collectivist mentality. Most of the factions arose either because they saw the church as corrupt and that it was breaking the rules laid down by the Bible or for political reasons. Many of the early protestants were by no means individualists or enlightened, in fact some were hardcore fundamentalists. Christianity certainly doesn't encourage you to be a free thinking individualist. In most religions, Christianity included, moral authority comes from God, the holy text, or the Church. Also your point is flawed, Islam also had a split into many factions yet I believe you wouldn't call it a religion that enhances individual freedom. Most major religions go through various splits, Buddhism has too.
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[–] HoocOtt [S] ago
See your error?
Hint: How many times has Christianity split into factions? Also a big one happened nearly 1500 years after its founding....
Where did that come from?
Almost as if the doctrines of the faith itself places a high value on an individual's moral authority over himself. A unique quality don't you think? A quality that would effect how collectivist or individualist a culture is. Very different then say a faith based on fate and reincarnation or one that calls, in its text explicitly, for war and conquest in order to expand its collective influence.
[–] ponchoman275 ago
I believe I have committed no error. All religions generally have a very collectivist mentality. Most of the factions arose either because they saw the church as corrupt and that it was breaking the rules laid down by the Bible or for political reasons. Many of the early protestants were by no means individualists or enlightened, in fact some were hardcore fundamentalists. Christianity certainly doesn't encourage you to be a free thinking individualist. In most religions, Christianity included, moral authority comes from God, the holy text, or the Church. Also your point is flawed, Islam also had a split into many factions yet I believe you wouldn't call it a religion that enhances individual freedom. Most major religions go through various splits, Buddhism has too.