Illuminations Episode 8: Watching Heaven
Ministry of Ideas
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The History of Science in Europe
The history of science in Europe is populated by hundreds of people from religious orders. With some exceptions, the financial backing, intellectual training and institutional support of the Catholic Church were necessary for any kind of research. If you think that the Church is anti-science, then it would make no sense for the Church to invest in studying science. The fact that the church is doing it means that maybe there is something wrong with those assumptions,.
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