Well the dark ages were labeled such due to famine, disease, technilogical backtracking for the most part and the dissolving of the roman empire to warlord states

having more books does not help a literacy rate of 5 %

No, but the transfer of knowledge does

That was already happening at the many universities

Such as the University of Paris

The enlightenment came from the same thing most human advancement does. An abundence of the living staples. Europe warmed and the disease cleared so food became more abundent

True, but we're talking handwriting books vs printing many copies

That is just an economic mater

The price of books became cheaper

which is a factor

but not the main one

Yeah, I guess. I just think that not everywhere had the same books available to everyone

When people arnt afraid of where their next meal will come from they tend to persue more academic persuits

```he said that people already knew everything before the enlightenment```
This is literally a strawman

@What Would Jack Conte Do? do you lack the ability to comprehend what people say when it does not fit your narrative?

A lot of the enlightenment period was "rediscovery" of greco and roman works

This is also false narrative

Bi use rediscovery loosely

The majority of that work happened during the so called "Dark ages"

It was more the church releasing those documents more freely

Alright, was it just mass revelation from chemicals in the water? lol

Since they held most the surviving works

Every learned position was taught in Latin

In the dark ages the only scholarly work was done by the church

It was probably from trying to gain the upperhand in war, like how most discoveries come about

Most people Like saint Thomas Aquinas did extensive writings on the works of Aristotle

They were the only ones not afraid of where their next meal will be. And felt "divine protectioj" from the disease

Millions of words written and disseminated

This is also not true

But the church and the clergy moreso didnt release much of their work until post dark ages

During that period food was more abundant than during the Roman Period

Wrong

Are you illiterate

stahp <:pepe_why:378719408367075333>

The roman empire began the collapse due to shortages on food and cropping of disease. Europe went through a cold spell

Farming techniques and innovation skyrocketed after the fall of the Roman Empire

The viking raids for instance were due to this cold spell

The 3 cycle cropping

The aquaducts were dismantled for housing. How is that innovations?

the invention of a plow to be pulled by horses

The invention of the water mill