AmerikanZen
Active Member
What do you think about the "Science of the Church" down through the historic ages?..
wondering, thanks
wondering, thanks
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The Science of the Church
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InfidelRiot
Active Member
If by science of the church you mean intelligent design, then it is neither intelligent nor design.
The Neo Nerd
Well-Known Member
Perhaps he is asking about the science the church has done throughout the ages.
I'm sure the church has funded a number of scientific initiatives.
Some of them may even be really science.
I'm sure the church has funded a number of scientific initiatives.
Some of them may even be really science.
Gjallarhorn
N'yog-Sothep
Science, in many cases, grew out of an attempt to find God in nature. Eventually it refined itself to a non-theistic methodology.
AmerikanZen
Active Member
For example, the Vatican has an outerspace observatory and christian scientists who investigate the natural world to further study truth...
Through the common scientific method, of course.
AmerikanZen
Active Member
I'm referring to people of science like Galileo or Copernicus.
Gjallarhorn
N'yog-Sothep
I'm not certain I would consider that "science of the church". It's just various religious groups doing science.
Shuddhasattva
Well-Known Member
The Church does sponsor some science. The Big Bang was proposed by a Catholic Priest-Scientist.
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
You mean people of science punished by the church for showing that their official doctrine was wrong?
wa:do
AmerikanZen
Active Member
Something like that.
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
Well then, the guy you really want is Giordano Bruno who was executed by the church for scientific and theological heresy. Simple banning and house arrest weren't enough in his case.
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RedJamaX
Active Member
"Executed" is such a cold, official sounding, technical term that almost seems self-justifying... Let's call it what it really was shall we? "Murder" Just perform a Google search and you will find lists of names of people who were murdered in the name of God (I'm sure he/she really appreciates that
). These are simply the people who made a big enough impact to have their story recorded in history. Just imagine how many "heretics" were murdered in the name of God throughout history that weren't important anough to have their name recorded somewhere... MANY were scientists.
From Wiki:
"The term heresy is from Greek αἵρεσις originally meant 'choice', "
So let's see...
Heresy = Choice, Choice = Freedom, Heresy = Death, Freedom = Death
). These are simply the people who made a big enough impact to have their story recorded in history. Just imagine how many "heretics" were murdered in the name of God throughout history that weren't important anough to have their name recorded somewhere... MANY were scientists.From Wiki:
"The term heresy is from Greek αἵρεσις originally meant 'choice', "
So let's see...
Heresy = Choice, Choice = Freedom, Heresy = Death, Freedom = Death
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otokage007
Well-Known Member
Sorry but being christian and being a scientist are exactly the opposite. So let us say that they have "christian researchers", maybe?
MD
qualiaphile
Lol what? 30% of scientists are Christian.
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
otokage007
Well-Known Member
Then u either have 30% of very bad scientists, or 30% of very very bad christians.
MD
qualiaphile
Lol that's pretty illogical but it's your opinion.