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“One of the occupational hazards of being an atheist and secular humanist who hangs around on discussion boards is to encounter a staggering level of historical illiteracy. I like to console myself that many of the people on such boards have come to their atheism via the study of science and so, even if they are quite learned in things like geology and biology, usually have a grasp of history stunted at about high school level. I generally do this because the alternative is to admit that the average person's grasp of history and how history is studied is so utterly feeble as to be totally depressing.” [b]~ Tim O'Neill[/b] in [i]“ The Dark Age Myth: An Atheist Reviews 'God’s Philosophers'”[/i] [c=#BF0000]http://bit.ly/2pXmYtV[/c]

Kathryn05 · 41-45, F

I would lay this at the feet of the modern education system and the drumming into kids heads that science is the only true path to a good job. History and the humanities have really suffered as a result.