Why did Western civilization's standard of living become ten times higher than the rest of the world?
The explosive tenfold rise came because Christianity set people free, loosed them from pagan superstitions, hang-ups, and the detriment to women, and made predominantly Christian Europe, England, and America the breeding ground for inventions, science, and technology as the Gospel spread.
Les explains that Christianity is the reason Western civilization exploded and brought its standard of living ten times higher than any other place on earth. As Paul went across the Aegean Sea into Greece, the Gospel went to Europe, and Europe became the breeding ground of inventions and men of science, whether on the continent of Europe, in England, or as they came to America. He notes that almost all technology came out of Western civilization, which had been predominantly Christian. Why? Because Christianity set people free; it loosed them from the superstitions of the pagan world, from hang-ups, and from the detriment to women. By contrast, pagan religions keep their people subservient, in ignorance, and in superstition.