Oannes

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes · 21 Mar 2012, 17:14 · from 2012-March.txt.gz

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From: danldo at gmail.com (Dan'l Danehy-Oakes)
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:14:26 -0700
Subject: (urth) Oannes
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Thomas Bitterman wrote:

> You typed "Christianity" when you probably meant "the Enlightenment".

Indeed, no. I regard the so-called Enlightenment as a fundamentally
Christian phenomenon -- admittedly in part a reaction against problems
in the implementation of Christianity, its values were nonetheless
fundamentally Christian.

> Catholicism is not anti-slavery, and in some cases can be safely said to be
> pro-slavery.? See, for example, The Catholic Encyclopedia

The slavery to which Catholicism was not opposed was the Roman style
of slavery, which was more like a form of indentured servitude. Roman
slaves could own property and buy their own freedom, quite different
from chattel slavery.

But this is the main reason I responded...

> I just wanted all the wars to be over so that we could spend the money on
> starships and Mars colonies.
> ?? - Grant Morrison

Supergods, right? A fine book...

-- 
Dan'l Danehy-Oakes

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