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Christianity Helped Give Birth to Science: 8 Quick Points

Posted on 2016/06/30 by Saints and Sceptics

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1) Christianity played a crucial role in preserving the intellectual traditions of the classical world, especially Greek natural philosophy. In the Latin West, Benedict of Nursia ensured that monasteries would combine physical labour with study. Muslims probably gained many texts from Nestorian Christians.

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Jerry Coyne on the Incompatibility of Science and Religion: Part 3

Posted on 2016/05/13 by David Glass

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Having looked at Jerry Coyne’s attempts to show that there is a conflict between science and religion, I now want to look briefly at what he has to say about Accommodationism, which he characterizes as “claiming that science and religion are not in conflict”.

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