Enlightened, compared to what, though? Modern Europe was supposed to be enlightened compared to its medieval period. That relative claim isn't so farfetched because it doesn't imply that modern secular states are utopias, or that they've finished progressing.

I might have called this issue (energy) a hobby horse for you because you return to it in every comment on my articles, regardless of their topic. But that's fine, of course. You can write whatever you like, and I appreciate your interest in my articles.