[Chockygirl]

Originally Posted by AussiePam

What is amazing to me, gmc, is that when religion became totally dominant - and I'm not referring to one religion more than another here - scholarship and learning declined, or rather was diverted into the minutiae of scriptural interpretation and legalistic trivialities - is it permissible to press a lift button on the sabbath, is it okay to show half an inch of female ankle, how many angels can you fit on a pinhead, creationism. Totalitarian relgion stifled science, free speech, free movement, debate, education.

I agree,Pam.
That seems to happen when religion becomes totally dominant,rather than just an adjuct to a person's many facets of their life.
There always appears to be a controlling of the masses by the church hierarchy as if freedom of thought would lead people astray.