Originally Posted by
Cypress
To some extent, I understand the sentiment. An atheist who thinks of themselves as the prodigy of Voltaire, Jefferson, and Adam Smith will find it difficult to acknowledge how much of our legacy is associated with the convergence of western civilization and Christianity.
My own opinion has evolved over the years. At this time, I cannot imagine what western civilization, and my own consciousness and ethical maxims would look like without the fusion and legacy of Plato, Pericles, Jesus, Augustine, the Gospels, Thomas Aquinas, Voltaire, Adam Smith, Newton, Lincoln, Einstein, et al.
All of it, collectively, fused, and co-mingled, is our legacy and influences us in ways we generally do not think about.n
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