Message from @DanConway
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Also a misconception
It certainly *helped*
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
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
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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?