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Historical Myths Part 2/∞: Christianity Kept Europe in the Dark Ages
Chances are you’ve probably seen something like this before: The argument goes something like this: Christianity is anti-science since it places blind faith over reason (Exhibit A: the Galileo affair) and the Medieval Catholic Church suppressed scientists out of fear … Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, Catholic Church, Dark Ages, Galileo Galilei, Heliocentrism, Medieval Europe, Stellar Parallax, Tycho Brahe
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