A Question For Our Historians

Wow, what was that? Like 9 minutes to question the patriotism of someone that asks about redefining science and taking us back 100 years in education?

Yes, that's horrendous. Got anything to say about your country besides opining that it sucks, it's wrong, and it's collapsing? Of course, you mean all this in a totally patriotic way.

No need to look beyond the poster for an explanation to your surprise squinney. I will now read BVD's post to form my own opinion :-)

squinney wrote:

Wow, what was that? Like 9 minutes to question the patriotism of someone that asks about redefining science and taking us back 100 years in education?

Shhhh.....Here's a secret....it's not the first post he's made on this site and 99% of them are some form of "America sucks."

Brandon9000 wrote:

Yes, that's horrendous. Got anything to say about your country besides opining that it sucks, it's wrong, and it's collapsing? Of course, you mean all this in a totally patriotic way.

Hey Brandon who pissed in your cornflakes?

It was a serious question looking for an historical perspective.

Have a glass of warm milk old guy.

Brandon9000 wrote:

squinney wrote:

Wow, what was that? Like 9 minutes to question the patriotism of someone that asks about redefining science and taking us back 100 years in education?

Shhhh.....Here's a secret....it's not the first post he's made on this site and 99% of them are some form of "America sucks."

That's your opinion buddy, and if you don't like mine then don't read my posts. What are you, a pathological glutton for punishment or something?

Well, I read it and I read BVT's comment. I did not see the words sucks or wrong in his post.

I am personally undecided on my own opinion.

As for civilizations going backward <or collapsing>, Egyptian civilization, Roman Empire and the Inca's immediately come to mine. ;-)

squinney wrote:

Wow, what was that? Like 9 minutes to question the patriotism of someone that asks about redefining science and taking us back 100 years in education?

Shhhh.....Here's a secret....it's not the first post he's made on this site and 99% of them are some form of "America sucks."

Intrepid wrote:

No need to look beyond the poster for an explanation to your surprise squinney. I will now read BVD's post to form my own opinion :-)

How like a liberal to attack the poster without addressing the topic. All valid debate centers on an argument's merits, not on it's origin.

My question was if major civilizations throughout history have moved past diety based to scientific based explanations and then done a 180 and began moving back towards diety based explanations for things they don't fully understand and was that a watershed event in the eventual collapse of them as major world powers?

Intrepid wrote:

Well, I read it and I read BVT's comment. I did not see the words sucks or wrong in his post.

I am personally undecided on my own opinion.

As for civilizations going backward <or collapsing>, Egyptian civilization, Roman Empire and the Inca's immediately come to mine. ;-)

My question was if major civilizations throughout history have moved past diety based to scientific based explanations and then done a 180 and began moving back towards diety based explanations for things they don't fully understand and was that a watershed event in the eventual collapse of them as major world powers?

Because regardless of the opinion of certain people, ALL major civilizations eventually fall. That's history.

If hysterics wish to make me out an anti american traitor because of that, I say let them sit around in their tinfoil hats. :wink: