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So - are we going to blame religion for setting us back? That's not a rhetorical question.
by Fej 10y ago
So - are we going to blame religion for setting us back?
That's not a rhetorical question.
- wodenokoto 10y agoI would say no. The book had been around for 1700 years without anyone picking up on its ideas. For a book full of ideas nobody seems to have cared about or understood, that's a long time. Had it not been erased chances, Newton would probably still have invented calculus.
- rimantas 10y agoI would. It does spoil everything.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoBlaming religion for setting back science is lazy. It's a nuanced topic - for each instance of antiscientific pressure you can find instances of e.g. the Catholic Church supporting scientific advances.