(December 8, 2010 at 4:12 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote: Not correct. Modern Science arose directly from the monotheistic religions and in particular the Christian Reformation.
The only thing the Protestant Reformation did to contribute to the development of science, was to severely limit the power of the church. Because lots of different national churches did not have the sort of power a 'universal' church had to suppress the work of scientists. The case of Galileo is an example what an 'universal' church could do to any scientist who challenged dogma (wither religious or otherwise).
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