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To: U-238

RE: God governs all things and knows all that is or can be done.

This statement disqualifies Sir Newton from teaching science in our schools.


3 posted on 02/23/2012 7:37:58 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Not to many people know who Sir Issac Newton to begin with.


4 posted on 02/23/2012 7:39:18 PM PST by U-238
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To: SeekAndFind

I know this goes against secular, contemporary, conventional wisdom —which is why this thesis is so much fun— but It’s also true.

The Origin of Science:
How is it that science became a self-sustaining enterprise
only in the Christian West?

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/a/science_origin.html

For truly “free thinkers,” I.e., those who can evaluate evidence objectively, outside of contemporary culturally-determined presuppositions.


50 posted on 02/24/2012 5:44:18 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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