Yes, many of those thinkers to whom I owe my mental freedom were religious, like Newton, a Christian, who believed God made the Earth but who then showed me why the Earth would have formed without a god’s help. Or Plank and Schrodinger, two more Christians, who believed God ruled the Universe but showed me how God could not control a single electron. The discoveries these and many other people made, the laws they are famous for, are the very things that make gods getting humans pregnant, or angels whispering to prophets in caves, look infantile. I could never and would never question their intelligence. Their honesty and intellectual consistency are a different matter. Weird… I can stand on the shoulders of giants and see what even they seemingly could not. I’m not against the Creator(s), if they exist, if they ever existed. I’m not against the search for the Creator(s). What blows MY mind is that people think religion has anything to do with it at all. Wanna see “the grey-blue mist”? www.astrosurf.com Music used in the closing montage: “Wake up” by Arcade Fire, from the album “Funeral”.
In the fifteenth installment of “Discovering Religion” I discuss the historical suppression of science by Christian authorities. But this is really nothing new. Modern-day Christians constantly attempt to suppress scientific knowledge they see as contradicting their literal understanding of the Bible. This is perfectly exemplified by Ray Comfort’s insane version of dog evolution, highlighted at the beginning of the episode. Although Comfort is satisfied to manipulate scientific information and denigrate Darwin’s life work, Christian authorities of the past were more keen to excommunicate, torture, and put to death anyone they deemed as heretical. VIDEOS: Using Common Sense to Debunk Evolution (Ray Comfort video) www.youtube.com Thunderf00d For Thought (NephilimFree) www.youtube.com ————————- LINKS: al-Haytham en.wikipedia.org Aristotle en.wikipedia.org Galileo Galilei: en.wikipedia.org Aristarchus en.wikipedia.org Roger Bacon: plato.stanford.edu books.google.com ———————– Other interesting links to learn more about Christians who were burnt at the stake for holding marginal ecclesiastical views. Jan Hus (1415) en.wikipedia.org Savonarola (1498) en.wikipedia.org Patrick Hamilton (1528) en.wikipedia.org John Frith (1533) en.wikipedia.org William Tyndale (1536) en.wikipedia.org Michael Servetus (1553) en.wikipedia.org Giordano Bruno (1600) en.wikipedia.org Avvakum Petrov (1682) en.wikipedia.org Hugh Latimer (1555) en.wikipedia.org Nicholas …
October 01, 2010 MSNBC MOXNews.com
October 01, 2010 MSNBC MOXNews.com
Science and Religion, the sixth track of Angels & Demons Score, by Hans ZImmer (with a subtle editing)
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Lecture Title: “Course Introduction” March 31st, 2009Professor Courtenay Raia lectures on science and religion as historical phenomena that have evolved over time. Examines the earlier mind-set before 1700 when into science fitted elements that came eventually to be seen as magical. THe course also question how Western cosmologies became “disenchanted.” Magical tradition transformed into modern mysticisms is also examined as well as the political implications of these movements. Includes discussion concerning science in totalitarian settings as well as “big science” during the Cold War. Some clips and images may have been blurred or removed to avoid copyright infringement. * See all the UCLA History 2D: Science, Magic, and Religion classes in this series: www.youtube.com * See more courses from UCLA: www.youtube.com * See more from UCLA’s main channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com
June 7, 2010 on ABC News – via www.AtheistMedia.com
“Science has an agenda! Science is unreliable!” If you’ve ever heard a religious person say these words, you’ll love this video
World News Anchor, Diane Sawyer, asks physicist Stephen Hawking about the biggest mystery he’d like solved. He said, “I want to know why the universe exists, why there is something rather than nothing”. He’s so smart yet, sadly, he doesn’t believe in a loving God or personal Savior (Jesus). www.abcnews.com _