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To: koan who wrote (553110)	3/4/2010 12:27:15 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1574267

" "What do you think ended cannibalism and slavery?" Christians

To: koan who wrote (553110)	3/4/2010 12:48:45 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	5 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574267

Koan, > Are you familiar with the "Dark Ages" and why it was called that? And the "Age of enlightenment" and why it is called that? What do you think ended cannibalism and slavery? Christians ended slavery. Even here in America, Abraham Lincoln was a devout Christian. The Quakers were also well-known abolitionists, and they along with other Protestants helped lead the anti-slavery movements in England and America during the 19th century. I don't know why you keep bringing up cannibalism, since it was not prevalent in Western societies even during the Dark Ages. Cannibalism was practiced more by primitive tribes in areas where Christian missionaries visited. Those missionaries (at least the ones who avoided becoming dinner themselves) successfully ended the practice of cannibalism wherever they spread the Gospel. The Age of Enlightenment helped establish the free market of ideas we have today, but there is no direct connection between it and the abolition of slavery and cannibalism. No doubt it may be related to the anti-slavery movement, but to associate it with the end of cannibalism is ridiculous. You still haven't told me how "modern day education" ended cannibalism, war, and slavery. Tenchusatsu