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The two by definition are fundamentally at odds. And yet, many pioneers of science were religious, some even members of the clergy.
by ta82828 12y ago
The two by definition are fundamentally at odds.
And yet, many pioneers of science were religious, some even members of the clergy.
- acqq 12y agoYes, they deeply believed that by discovering the "rules that govern the world" (like the formulas of the motions of the planets or any other "law of the nature") they discover the real, deep messages of the Creator, not limited by the human weaknesses. The formulas and laws as absolute truth, which exists independently of humans. E.g. Ptolemy, ca. 100 – ca. 178 NE: "I know that I am mortal by nature and ephemeral, but when I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies, I no longer touch earth with my feet. I stand in the presence of Zeus himself and take my fill of ambrosia." You can be an idealist and have the desire to learn the laws of the nature. What you can't is to just consider some book as the switch which allows you to turn off your brain. Unfortunately creationists don't have that attitude.
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