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> The particular problem is they made up a whole bunch of shit and when the sciences in general came around, people when "wow, religion is a bunch of controllin
by _gabe_ 3y ago
> The particular problem is they made up a whole bunch of shit and when the sciences in general came around, people when "wow, religion is a bunch of controlling bullshit".
I think you have your history a bit backwards.
Galileo is considered the father of modern science, and he was one of the people that believed those goat herders. He argued that his views were in accordance with the Bible, not that the Bible was a bunch of random shit that was made up. Here’s his words on the matter:
>> Holy Scripture and nature both equally derive from the divine Word, the former as the dictation of the Holy Spirit, the latter as the most obedient executrix of God’s commands.[0]
The reading the rest of that letter also seems to indicate that he was pretty heavily invested in his beliefs of religion and science being supportive of one another. The father of modern science believing and arguing for religion kind of makes your whole argument a moot point.
[0]: https://web.stanford.edu/~jsabol/certainty/readings/Galileo-LetterDuchessChristina.pdf https://web.stanford.edu/~jsabol/certainty/readings/Galileo-...
- paduc 3y agoHe used the scientific method to make his discoveries then wrapped it in religious beliefs to avoid being burned at the stake.
- Aerbil313 3y agoNice mind reading. Do you have any actual evidence? From Isaac Newton: > Newton saw God as the masterful creator whose existence could not be denied in the face of the grandeur of all creation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_Isaac_Newton https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_Isaac_New...
- pixl97 3y agoYou're really working backwards. At the time people like Galileo started down the path of scientific discovery, he didn't think his religion was wrong though it seemed he quite disagreed with some in the leadership at time. Discovery after discovery afterwards, learning there was billions of years of history of Earth. Billions of years of evolution. That causality exists. That entropy exists. It was these pieces compounding that finally reached a tipping point for most letting them know "yes, this is a bunch of bullshit".