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Originally Posted by ScottyS
[i]Like it or not, Western culture had it's origins deeply rooted in Christianity. If a culture is developed slowly over centuries by the combined actions of each little participant in that culture, and that the majority of the populations of Western culture have been driven/heavily-influenced/directed by Christian morals/values/practices, then one may conclude that, in fact, Christianity is what gives us (men & women) the freedom, quality of life, and comfort we have today. That's observation.
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Let me see if I understand your argument.
Because society evolves due to the people living in said society, and because the majority of people in our particular society are Christian, you're arguing that Christianity can be extrapolated to be considered a fundamental basic element for our society's success.
Now while I can't prove the contrary to that statement true, I can say your argument is false.
You haven't established a connection between the success of our society and Christianity itself. You could just as easily make that argument but replace "Christianity" with "White", and say that because the majority of people in our society are white, whiteness is a reason our society is successful.
i.e. just because statistical information shows a coorelation, doesn't imply cause and effect. (Which is something I wish insurance companies would figure out when they raise people's rates because they have a poor credit score.)