virus: The dark ages: The last word.

Nathaniel Hall (natehall@WORLDNET.ATT.NET)
Sat, 15 Aug 1998 15:42:35 -0600


Eric Boyd wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> "Tim Rhodes" <proftim@speakeasy.org> wrote:
> > And the 20th century should take up about 160 pages in that
> > book. Yes, innovations bulit upon previous innovations tend
> > to grow exponentionaly.
> >
> > Was that your point? If it was, I'll agree.
>
> I'm sure it was his point. If you follow your own reasoning, you'll find
> why those thousand years were called "the dark ages" -- rather than
> following the predicted exponential innovation line, innovations actually
> *decreased* during that period as regards the age that preceded it. (I
> almost cried when I read how close the ancients came to the steam engine!)
> The cause(s), I'm sure, are many -- but I think it more than coincidental
> that religion *ruled* the dark ages, myself.
>
> ERiC

I think Carl Sagen did a better job than I did on this subject. Here is
where you can read it for yourself: http://www.messiah.org/p6694.htm
Its only a few pages but I believe the last word needed for this
particular subject
Nate Hall