March 9th, 2003, 11:18 PM
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Re: OT of OT: Rating Fyron -- no longer possible
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that was a clear intrusion into the Church's philosophical domain.
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The Church does not have a philosophical domain. It does not provide logical arguments for why it is right, it just says that what it says is right, period. So, there is no philosophy about it.
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But, it is impossible to separate science from Christianity in the early modern period (1500-1789)
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My argument was that the Church held back advancement during the European Dark Ages, not during this period. I just could not think of any specific examples of people during the European Dark Ages that were persecuted for thinking for themselves.
[ March 09, 2003, 21:20: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ] |