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To: RussianConservative
Rather one argue that Europe was place for tech because of geography...

I did not say "technology", I said "science". China had technology (ie gunpowder, etc.) Ancient Greece had technology -- they even had a working (albet primitive) steam engine). Japanese swords are technology.

Science is different than technology. Science arose because of a belief that there are natural laws underlying the universe, and that those laws can be discovered. The belief that this is the situation arose in the Christian culture that believed in a God who created those laws. Science does not equal technology, do not mistake my point.

32 posted on 08/17/2003 11:01:00 AM PDT by dark_lord (The Statue of Liberty now holds a baseball bat and she's yelling 'You want a piece of me?')
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To: dark_lord
Yes but without science no technology. Technology just practicle outgrowth of science.
33 posted on 08/18/2003 12:26:07 AM PDT by RussianConservative (Hristos: the Light of the World)
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