Haffner/Jaki/Duhem are indeed revisionists since the history, as taught before them, was wrong, possibly deliberately so. So, what do you do if history is proved to be wrong, you correct the record.
Frazer is irrelevant to the discussion.
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The Scientific Method Originated by Catholics during Middle Ages
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Re: The Scientific Method Originated by Catholics during Middle Ages
You continue to miss the point. It is not whether there were Christians or atheists, it is that the culture changed under Christians and created an environment where science could develop.
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Re: The Scientific Method Originated by Catholics during Middle Ages
I've paid lip service to the contributions of Christianity, but I think it was overlooked. Either in this thread or in your other one. I understand your point. But what it seems you're doing is painting an overly lenient view of Christianity's role in the progress of science. In order to get an objective understanding, you would need to compare how science progressed under Christianity as compared to how it would have otherwise progressed. Meaning, if colleges throughout the middle ages were secular instead of Christian, what would have been different? That's almost an impossible comparison to make, as I mentioned before. What it boils down to is the opinion we each have.You continue to miss the point. It is not whether there were Christians or atheists, it is that the culture changed under Christians and created an environment where science could develop.
An alternative comparison could be the progress of science under Christianity, and the progress of science under another religion or institution. When you make this comparison with say, Islam, the environment under Christianity doesn't compare well.
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