Let's Give The Muslims A Day Off

[DeistPaladin]

Many of the founders of the scientific method, and some of the most important discoverers in history, were Christians... many influential thinkers were deeply religious or operated within cultures that were predominately Christian...

-A canned Christian apologetic argument, what you might expect to find if you cracked open a book by Josh McDowell. 



Do I really have to explain to you that anyone who lived more than 300 years ago, if they were smart, would at least profess to be a Christian? Do I need to explain to you that people can hold crazy ideas and still be a great scientist or great thinkers in other fields (see Sir Issac "The Alchemist" Newton)? Ever heard of the Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc fallacy? 

Example of Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc:
1. "Sir Issac Newton was an alchemist."
2. "Sir Issac Newton made great discoveries in physics." 
3. "Ergo, being an alchemist is what enabled Newton to make great discoveries in physics."

Replace "an alchemist" with "a Christian" and the fallacy is the same. 

Shame on you.