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10. Actually, qite a few scientists were theists before the founding of the USA.

Reply to longship (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 12:40 PM

Jun 2016

Copernicus for one was a Third Order Dominican, a Canon of the diocese of Warmia and, while not ordained a priest, had received Minor Orders.

Roger Bacon, one of the originators of the scientific method, was a Franciscan priest.

Pierre Gassendi. of lunar fame, was a priest for 38 years.

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The Mistrust of Science [View all] rug Jun 2016 OP

Complete bullsh*t. It was Judaeo-Christians and deists who Joe Chi Minh Jun 2016 #1

First, Einstein was a pantheist, not a deist. longship Jun 2016 #2

Actually, qite a few scientists were theists before the founding of the USA. rug Jun 2016 #10

Now, you're starting with the Spinoza bullsh*t. Rather than the Joe Chi Minh Jun 2016 #13

No, one has to actually listen to Einstein to know what he means by Spinoza's god. longship Jun 2016 #18

The funny thing is.... AlbertCat Jun 2016 #28

Oh boy. DetlefK Jun 2016 #3

I presume you're not asserting that atheism is a prerequisite for science. rug Jun 2016 #4

No. DetlefK Jun 2016 #6

Atheists don't claim absolute knowledge. Are you 'agnostic' about Leprechauns? immoderate Jun 2016 #31

Two massive fails there, so truly, your psot cannot be Joe Chi Minh Jun 2016 #14

Oh, come on. One could as well make an argument that "white people" invented science. DetlefK Jun 2016 #21

"Oh, all the big thinkers were religious! It must have been their religion!" So Joe Chi Minh Jun 2016 #24

Confirmation bias. immoderate Jun 2016 #32

You seem to have read a different article muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #5

Did you miss this? rug Jun 2016 #8

'divinity and experience and common sense'. It's not attacking experience or common sense, either muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #11

I tend to scan posts too quickly. There is a Joe Chi Minh Jun 2016 #15

"True atheist scientists are parasites". You get that from a speech about science and vaccines muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #17

No. I was simply 'getting on my high horse' about this business. What Joe Chi Minh Jun 2016 #19

No. I did not get that from matey's speech about science and vaccines. Joe Chi Minh Jun 2016 #23

Most of that post is nonsense, and just an excuse to throw insults like 'imbecile' around muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #25

'The great physicist Edwin Hubble, speaking at Caltech’s commencement in 1938, Joe Chi Minh Jun 2016 #20

It was called The Enlightenment edhopper Jun 2016 #7

Tell that to muriel. He's under the impression this has nothing to do with religion. rug Jun 2016 #9

Many did. Igel Jun 2016 #12

And what an epic misnomer it was. With the daily exposure Joe Chi Minh Jun 2016 #22

"so-called Evolution" edhopper Jun 2016 #26

My pleasure. Very civiliised of you. And practical. I don't usually argue. Joe Chi Minh Jun 2016 #29

You don't have to be a 'new earth' scientist to entertain reasonable Joe Chi Minh Jun 2016 #16

Page 6 of this linked article is particularly interesting : Joe Chi Minh Jun 2016 #27

Kick! HuckleB Jun 2016 #30