@Ohplease47 You might think that there's a continous culteral line of what one call Celtic Paganism, even taking the languages of said people into the scheme of things, and that's your right, but consider what they would have to you as someone that stood out then. I remember the movie The Wicker Man as being somewhat enlightening, but, of course, I'm not defending what the Christians have done in the past either here, only what the Western civilization still holds as a proper vehicle to get us out of the hole of each time attacking the other

@val70 too proper for me, chum

@jshm2 Yep, free country here. Yours, well, it depends

@BlueSkyKing Welcome to the group for Christians. You're welcome. Please don't disturb our members

@val70 You should read "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jarad Diamond. A Pulitzer winning book about how some countries became dominant and others didn’t.

@BlueSkyKing Oh yes, I'd suggest you one other. Please read The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire by William Dalrymple. I could get a copy signed by the author. Back to the subject matter of my essay: it really doesn't mean that we need to throw away the baby with the bath water