[extropy-chat] The Dark Ages

Jef Allbright jef at jefallbright.net
Mon Mar 5 04:25:30 UTC 2007


On 3/4/07, spike <spike66 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > <600 years of degenerate, godless, inhuman behavior.  THE DARK
> > AGES, Tonight 9/8c only As only The History Channel can bring
> > you.>
> >
> > "godless"? I always thought "the dark ages" referred to the period of
> > European history when squabbling blood-thirsty god-botherers rather
> > conspicuously ruled the roost...
> >
> > Damien Broderick
>
> Surely the NYT meant degenerate, godful, inhuman behavior.

I'd go with degenerate, god-awful, inhuman behavior.

Should satisfy both points of view, methinks.

- Jef



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