The Relevance of Ancient Science to the Survival of Secularism
نام عام مواد
[Article]
نام نخستين پديدآور
Richard Carrier
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
محل نشرو پخش و غیره
Leiden
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Brill
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
To oppose Secularism modern Christians depend on myths about the historical development of civilization. Such as the myth of a Christian America, imagining such things as that the United States Constitution was based on Biblical Christian principles. Parallel to this myth is another about science: that the Scientific Revolution, and therefore modern science, was based on Biblical Christian principles and could not have occurred (and therefore cannot continue) without them. Necessary to this are several false claims, most particularly that ancient pagans never did and never could have made any significant scientific progress, and that Christian theology was essential to doing so. These myths are here dispelled with recourse to a survey of the actual facts of the matter. To oppose Secularism modern Christians depend on myths about the historical development of civilization. Such as the myth of a Christian America, imagining such things as that the United States Constitution was based on Biblical Christian principles. Parallel to this myth is another about science: that the Scientific Revolution, and therefore modern science, was based on Biblical Christian principles and could not have occurred (and therefore cannot continue) without them. Necessary to this are several false claims, most particularly that ancient pagans never did and never could have made any significant scientific progress, and that Christian theology was essential to doing so. These myths are here dispelled with recourse to a survey of the actual facts of the matter.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2020
توصيف ظاهري
58-76
عنوان
Secular Studies
شماره جلد
2/1
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
2589-2525
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
Christianity
اصطلاح موضوعی
history of science
اصطلاح موضوعی
philosophy of science
اصطلاح موضوعی
science
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