Danes feel Obama is greater than Jesus

[eppie]

Hi,
Our mathematics are based on concepts developed by the Greeks -- they are the ones who came up with ideas like 'axioms', 'theorems', 'logical proofs'. Indeed, we still study plane geometry the way Euclid taught it. The same is true of our philosophy and, with a Judeo-Christian mixture, our morality. Archimedes had no idea of the subjects you mention, yet he got the concept of density right -- and damn near invented calculus about two millenia before Newton/ Leibniz. The Iliad and the Odyssey, not to mention Gilgamesh are still fascinating reading some three millenia after they were written down (and who knows how many millenia since they were first told orally).

Do you even know why we have a seven day week?

--Pete

Of course, people also discovered fire and invented the wheel long time ago and we still used it....you know what I meant. I don't go around and declare war after having read the illiad.

I don't agree fully with our morality though; I think our morality is based on some things that were logical and normal before the invention of Christianity, and further remodeled (removing all the murderous bits mentioned before in this thread) by atheists-avant-a-lettre.
But before going on, I should probably know your definition of morality.