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Beautiful Science
Undeceptions with John Dickson
The Fall of Adam and the Rise of Science
Greeks firmly believed that the logos or rationality in the universe was the same logos that was in their brains. This is what prevented ancient Greek science from going too far down the road toward empirical science. What really got modern science going was a belief inspired by Christianity and Augustinian theology, that even our minds are corrupted by sin. Peter Harrison points out that there was a great revival of Augustinian thought in the Middle Ages. If you're looking for an easy but meaningful gift for a loved one, give them a subscription to Undeceptions Plus. They'll get all the extras, and if you sign them up for a full year, they'll get an Undeceptions T-shirt
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