"Yes, I am a Mythbuster"

Excerpt 1:

From: http://jameshannam.com/literature.html

"With the aimed destruction of any thought that went against religious dogma, the Christians tried to destroy every pagan and scientific literature including the great libraries of the world. The destruction of the library of Alexandra (the greatest learning center in the world) and the murder of Hypatia by Christians in 415 C.E. marked the beginning of the Dark Ages. As Ruth Hurmence Green once wrote, "There was a time when religion ruled the world. It is known as the Dark Ages."


Thankfully James Hannam, a wise and knowledgeable man in my opinion, knows a bit or two about his history. His response to the idea that Christians of the earlier days destroying the most well known and respected library in all of history greatly enourages me. James accurately proves this statement to be false and claims that it has no strong evidence, or rather no proof at all. He says that there is no real credibility shown in the evidence that the avid believers of the statement above refer to constantly in arguments and debates. The statement made of crucifixion is strongly prooved to be incorrect; for instead of crucifying they disreguarded their claims as truth and classified them as superstitious and fictional.It is almost unbelievable how valuable art is, even today. In some cases it has been said that it is more valauble than a human life in people's opinions. If this were true, which would likely be so, why on earth would the church seek to destroy the beautiful and classis pieces?

Excerpt 2:

From: http://jameshannam.com/conflict.htm and some of The Flat Earth Myth

"As for those who began to think scientifically, Christians burned the priest Giordano Bruno to death for the charge of holding opinions contrary to the Catholic faith. They imprisoned Galileo for his heretical ideas of heliocentric solar system, and rejected his science (by the way, The Greek thinker, Aristarchus, developed the first heliocentric theory in 270 BCE, not Copernicus as many Christians falsely believe)."

Galileo's intented argument and controversary was not toward the Christian church, but to the many scientists that held geocentric views. He was not put in prison for Science versus Religion, instead he was placed there for Science versus Science. In Giordano Brunos case, that Walker so istutely speaks about, his scientific views did not bring upon his death, but rather his heretical views. The cause of his death is still questioned but people believe that he wanted to create some type of religion that the Christian church highly opposed of (There is a difference between these two men and I would argue that some tend to mix up the two in certain situations, non-intentionally. In which case, myths and rumors may possibly be started, but that is solely an observation).

Excerpt 3:

From: http://agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/hypatia.htm


"I don't know about you but when I search for a doctor to cure me, I don't want one who believes in superstitions, miracles, or divine intervention (for how could I ever know if he resorts to his faith rather than his medical training?). I want a doctor who uses the best scientific medical knowledge and that means a doctor who doesn't hold Christian or any religious beliefs."

When I read this excerpt the first thing that comes to mind is the ongoing packet that Mr. Yeh most recently handed out and classified as our "notes". Based on his two week lecture, I feel that Christians do believe in an orderly and rational earth and universe. It has been perfectly created by the Maker of all the laws of man and nature. Christians did not just solely limit their beliefs to the scripture, but saw beyond the book and into the world of mystery. They saw what scientists were hungry and eager to know more about and explore into depth. Nature has not only been an extremely valued source in all kinds of studies, but has inhanced believer's faith and allowed them to see how majestic God is. Of course Christians then, and even Christians now believe in silly superstitions and miracles, but that does not take away from their solid beliefs and foundation in Christ.