MHIS121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Inductive Reasoning, Christian Philosophy, Geocentric Model
22 Aug 2018
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This is a narrative that is told today: argument: unfolded not through a conflict between religion and science. That the natural philosophers did not think of themselves as undermining christianity but as adding to the. Christian understanding of the way the world worked: scientists/ np (natural philosophers) didn"t think of themselves as undermining religion; make. Lower disciplines has the conform to higher ones. Mathematics had to conform to what theologians and philosophers have determined is the truth: first step on the road to the sr is the overturning of this hierarchy. Above it is the sphere of water, the sphere of fire above that. 82 of 96: initial response to copernicus is the perfect 16th c european response, whether protestant or catholic, the immediate response is generally an acceptance that the maths is right. But it doesn"t conform to what the bible says so we don"t believe it.
