To: Right Wing Professor
The fact that there is a Vatican astronomer does remind us where much western science began. It also reminds us that scientists, Christian and otherwise have been wrong about a lot of things and right about others.
3 posted on
05/05/2006 8:24:47 AM PDT by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: cripplecreek
> The fact that there is a Vatican astronomer does remind us where much western science began.
Greece (Ionia specifically)?
Not sure I see the connection.
10 posted on
05/05/2006 8:40:13 AM PDT by
orionblamblam
(I'm interested in science and preventing its corruption, so here I am.)
To: cripplecreek
"The fact that there is a Vatican astronomer does remind us where much western science began."
Papal astrologer position dates from 15th century, may be even earlier.
21 posted on
05/05/2006 8:53:37 AM PDT by
GSlob
To: cripplecreek
Popes used to have an Astrologer.
71 posted on
05/05/2006 11:08:59 AM PDT by
Kenny Bunk
(Any legal immigrant who wants to join me as an American, is welcome.)
To: cripplecreek
It also reminds us that scientists, Christian and otherwise have been wrong about a lot of things and right about others. Even still, Max Planck had it right.
Science advances funeral by funeral.
163 posted on
05/05/2006 2:58:46 PM PDT by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(I can't complain...but sometimes I still do.)
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