Did Christianity cause the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire?

AGNOSTICS GROUP - Melbourne, Australia.

Some of us are participating in their online event.

Arielle MacLeary will present the topic and lead the discussion.

"DID CHRISTIANITY CAUSE THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE?"

~ This debate, popularized by Enlightenment historian Edward Gibbon, centers on whether Christian theology—by promoting pacifism, shifting focus to the afterlife, and diverting civic wealth—fatally undermined the martial and civic resilience of the Western Roman Empire.

The innocence or guilt of Christianity and the part it played in the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire will be debated. Then we can have a vote by the attendees at the end of the debate to determine innocence or guilt ~

The Agnostics Group discusses the pros and cons of Agnosticism.
They welcome ALL viewpoints, including criticism of Agnosticism.

The Agnostics Group's introductory statement:
Agnosticism, Theism and Atheism.
Agnosticism is about knowledge — an agnostic takes the position that they don't know if any gods exist or not, perhaps that they cannot know if any gods exist or not, and in some cases that no human being can possibly know if any gods exist or not. Saying "I don't know" can indeed be a reasonable answer to the question of what one knows.
But neither atheism nor theism address the question of what one knows. They address the question of what one believes.
Theists believe in the existence of at least one god of some sort and atheists don't. That's it, that's all there is to mere theism and mere atheism.
However, both atheists and theists may be agnostics as well. Whether one believes or disbelieves, one may do so in the context of not claiming to know one way or the other.
In other words, NOT CLAIMING CERTAINTY.

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