The dark ages?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="relying">relying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pen">pen</span>, <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fax">fax</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>, <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="up">up</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="date">date</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clicking">clicking</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="backward">backward</span> – <span word="technologically">technologically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>.</p><p><span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>” <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="backwardness">backwardness</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Dark">Dark</span> <span word="Ages">Ages</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>) <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Empire">Empire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Renaissance">Renaissance</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Renaissance">Renaissance</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="enlightenment">enlightenment</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="art">art</span>, <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bud">bud</span>, <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flourish">flourish</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="medieval">medieval</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ignorance">ignorance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="backwardness">backwardness</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="so">so</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="backward">backward</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="times">times</span> – <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="should">should</span>.</p>
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