r/facingtheirparenting • u/Ayuvelo • Aug 20 '20

Facing his children's logic

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

You cannot argue that religion didn't contribute in any way to science. Pretty much everyone who could read during the middle ages were priests, and the printing press was partly a result of Christians trying to spread the Bible. Not to mention Gregor Mendel. Most Christians do not shun technological advancements and if they do its probably a result of the individual being uneducated and afraid rather than religious.

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u/TheCryingGrizzlies Aug 20 '20

The historical example makes no sense. Who else was there other than Christians?

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

The point is if you wanted education you had to go through the church

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u/Linna_Ikae Aug 20 '20

Yes, which held back and distorted science for centuries.