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To: betty boop
Patrick, surely you know that neither Plato nor Aristotle worshipped Zeus.

True. But theirs was a pagan culture, and paganism permeated their society. Similarly, there are scientists today (like Dawkins) who aren't Christians, yet they exist in a Christian society. Presumably, Dawkins wouldn't give Jesus any credit for his scientific work, just as (I assume) Aristotle wouldn't give any credit to Zeus.

My point was that science began in a pagan culture. Not much doubt about it. It continues in a Christian culture. So what do we learn from this? I think that for scientists -- when they're doing science -- the religion of their society doesn't matter, as long as that society is congenial to science.

389 posted on 09/24/2006 6:35:06 PM PDT by PatrickHenry (Science-denial is not conservative. It's reality-denial and that's what liberals do.)
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To: PatrickHenry

I love you dearly, dear PH. But you seem to be a hopeless case. I pray not. God bless.


423 posted on 09/24/2006 7:41:16 PM PDT by betty boop (Beautiful are the things we see...Much the most beautiful those we do not comprehend. -- N. Steensen)
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