18. The Alternative Story Of Science
The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God
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Historical Blockade of Science by the Church
The major claim of many new atheists was that the church historically impeded the progress of science and free inquiry. They referenced numerous apologies made by the late Pope John Paul, such as apologizing for the African slave trade in 1995 and acknowledging Galileo was right about the relationship between the sun and the earth in 1992. This narrative aligns with the conflict thesis of science and faith that figures like Hitchens, Dawkins, Harris, and Krauss were perpetuating.
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