Comments by "The Archivist" (@LostArchivist) on "The Historian's Craft" channel.

@frankvandorp9732 That, yes I concede and agree entirely with that. I am mainly speaking against its pejorative use and as a foil to bolster the myth of modern superiority. Put another way. I am saying we have found as we have searched that people of the past as of today were and that we are no more or less than human.
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30:45 so no different than occultists today.
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I have seen magic defined as essentially non-authorized religious rituals. Which seems to avoid such patronizing results when applied to modern examples so might be a better approach to go with. It is better not to insult others and organize systems of beliefs internally as a boon. I am not an anthropologist but I am a biologist and a Catholic and I know I found that patronizing and rather insulting and I know others would as well. If we are aiming for inclusion, well this is the opposite of that in a public semi-professional discourse. We are in a good position to put such dismissive and deprecating thought behind us, so let's really aim for it no?
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@eljanrimsa5843 They knew of Plato and Aristotle and did think such. Why should we think they would have been so stereotypically on the matter? But most realistically, apathy would be more likely no?
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@eljanrimsa5843 The whole dark ages thing is basically agreed to be a myth at this point no? And most Augustinians were Platonists and that was why they resisted the introduction of Aristotle's works back into the Scholastic system and opposed Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century. Of course this was later in the Medieval Period. One could argue Hildegarde of Bingen appears to have some knowledge of at least some elements of the previous metaphysics but it is definitely debatable.
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