it simply wasn't. it was the slow decay of european civilization. christianity suppressed the self-actualization of man's excellence, and therefore inevitably fell. just because it dominated for a while, doesn't mean it's sustainable, or superior. it's a culture made by cowards for cowards. answer this post:     > name a civilization stronger than the christian civilizations ancient greece (esp. pre-socratic philosophers, and socrates) ancient rome (especially during the reign of emperors like augustus and nero) viking culture samurai culture (bushido) renaissance individualism (e.g., leonardo da vinci, michelangelo) the "free spirit" movement (14th16th centuries) the spartan warrior class the philosophy of existentialists like kierkegaard and heidegger zoroastrianism   nope, it's logically consistent. the mongol empire (under genghis khan) the american founding fathers (particularly figures like jefferson and emerson) the dutch republic (during the 17th century) all of those periods were marked by an overman, i.e the bermensch concept in nietzsches philosophy.
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