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Of course, there were some good and progressive individuals, some advances here or there, and a few bright stars on the horizon, but in comparison to other ages the sky was noticeably absent of luminaries. There is no suggestion being made here that it was a time of “black ages,” devoid of all light and truth. The term “dark” is a comparative term, and thus the phrase “Dark Ages” seems to accurately describe the period from A.D. 500 until A.D. 1000, as compared to the prior Greek and Roman cultures and as further compared to the subsequent Renaissance. It was dark in terms of intellectual advancements, dark in terms of social customs, dark in terms of economic progress, and dark in terms of political freedoms. No amount of revisionist history can convert it into an enlightened age … If one were to deny the existence of the Dark Ages (at least as defined between A.D. 500 and A.D. 1000) because there were a few isolated bright spots, one might as well say that the world was not wicked at the time of Noah because there lived eight righteous souls whom God chose to save. It may be politically correct to say the world was not wicked in the days of Noah or there were no Dark Ages in Western civilization, but it simply does not seem to square with historical fact, with the words of the living prophets, or with the scriptures.Share
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