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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 4855197" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>More isolated?&nbsp; I thought you read history.&nbsp; The Huns killed a million Europeans before defeated in France by the last great Roman.&nbsp; The Ottoman Turks conquered southeastern Europe and ruled it for 500 years.&nbsp; Ranged as far north as Russia and Ukraine.&nbsp; The Moors conquered southern Italy and Spain and ruled for hundreds of years.&nbsp; The Mongols slaughtered whole armies as far west as Poland.&nbsp; Wave after wave of invaders is what developed European military superiority.&nbsp; And at one time Europe held 25% of the world&#039;s population.&nbsp; Today if I remember right it&#039;s 6%.&nbsp; Back when manpower was everything they had the armies to conquer the world.&nbsp; And those barbarians in the forests of Germany and Scandinavia?&nbsp; Civilized by the spread of Christianity.&nbsp; No, didn&#039;t stop the wars, but it did institute principles by which wars were conducted.&nbsp; And I know you&#039;re going to pick at the minutia, but the world would be a totally different place if Christianity hadn&#039;t taken hold.&nbsp; And I bet most wouldn&#039;t like that world.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 4855197, member: 24302"] More isolated? I thought you read history. The Huns killed a million Europeans before defeated in France by the last great Roman. The Ottoman Turks conquered southeastern Europe and ruled it for 500 years. Ranged as far north as Russia and Ukraine. The Moors conquered southern Italy and Spain and ruled for hundreds of years. The Mongols slaughtered whole armies as far west as Poland. Wave after wave of invaders is what developed European military superiority. And at one time Europe held 25% of the world's population. Today if I remember right it's 6%. Back when manpower was everything they had the armies to conquer the world. And those barbarians in the forests of Germany and Scandinavia? Civilized by the spread of Christianity. No, didn't stop the wars, but it did institute principles by which wars were conducted. And I know you're going to pick at the minutia, but the world would be a totally different place if Christianity hadn't taken hold. And I bet most wouldn't like that world. [/QUOTE]

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