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In reply to the discussion: The Mistrust of Science [View all]Joe Chi Minh
(15,229 posts)originated science as a purposeful, ongoing discipline. As far as the greatest innovative thinkers are concerned, they have a total monopoly.
In fact, there is not a single, major paradigm in physics that was originated by an atheist ? As Lord Kelvin asserted, the rest of science is stamp-collecting. Atheist scientists are willing corporate hirelings, holding back science in deference to their corporate funders. (Similar story with inventors. Who can match Tesla ?)
Major paradigms of the last century : Relativity - Einstein (deist), Quantum Mechanics - Planck, Big Bang - Lemaitre (Catholic priest).
The Chinese invented printing more than 2000 years ago. What happened after that ? The same thing that happened with the Mayan mathematicians and astronomers. Only Christendom anticipated rational laws underpinning Creation, because its devotees believed in a rational Law-giver, instead of undirected random chance - on an absurd scale, moreover.