How to Understand the Scientific Revolution - Lawrence M. Principe

Lawrence M. Principe is the Drew Professor of the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University in the Departments of the History of Science and Technology and of Chemistry. In his talk at the 2023 Wonder Conference, he shows that the concept of an inherent conflict between science and religion is a product of the late nineteenth century, crafted largely for political, philosophical, and personal reasons, and perpetuated to our own day for similar ends. Studies of the Scientific Revolution by modern historians indicate that religious motivations lay at the heart of the scientific investigations of the period.
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[@askellabsalon7737]

Fantastic as usual from Prof. Principe. This should have 100x the number of views it has.

[@Alex.the.humble]

Currently making a rosary made from meteorite beads for my Parish Priest! These beads allow my mind to enter an eternal foreknowledge that only God can know and reminds me that I can’t even come close to comprehending everything.

[@MrPastaTube1]

What?

[@malikd.7306]

@@MrPastaTube1yea, what ??

[@cosmicnomad8575]

A rosary made from meteorite beads sounds pretty amazing actually

[@miriba8608]

This sounds familiar. Isn't this the same thing happening today? The gaslighting on religion and people convinced there is a conflict between science and religion. I am begining to doubt all of history I was taught. Hard to believe anything now.

[@stephenmacdonald4005]

@miriba8608 - All that’s left is Jesus.

[@askellabsalon7737]

Does anyone know the colleague and book on ancient and midieval thinking about the age of the world?

[@nemoneminis5559]

Ivano dal Prete, On the Edge of Eternity

[@askellabsalon7737]

@@nemoneminis5559 wonderful thanks!

[@miriba8608]

Is there a talk on the so called dark ages? Debunking the perseption that people have about nothing happening or advancing during that time.

[@stephenmacdonald4005]

@miriba8608 - I’m with you. Aquinas 101.

[@prestonowens4594]

That’s something that I also think needs to be revised in our public perception. We are in a time when Christianity equates to Badness and antiquated ideas. The very ideas of liberalism as expressed by John Stuart Mill are built on Christian presumptions. I’ll be honest I don’t know much about the dark ages, I just kinda know it’s a time after the fall of Rome. If you’ve got any books or resources I’d love to check them out.
Even when I was attending a Catholic college, the majority of art students were hostile towards christianity. I’m a Protestant myself, but it seemed like I was interested more in the faith than the cradle Catholics were. As an aside, it seems to me like the entire culture around me is in a dark age of sorts. We’re all comfortable enough materially, but there’s no culture to be seen. It’s like a quiet desperation that we all just live with. I feel like a complete pariah here.

[@miriba8608]

@@prestonowens4594 I am currently reading a book called, How The Catholic Church Built Western Civilization by Thomas E. Wood Jr. But I imagine most books about Catholic history would include something on that era.
I agree, we Catholics were not well formed. We have not been good at defending our faith or history. It seems that is changing though.

[@LostArchivist]

Don`t fall down the road of doubting everything. Examine and learn to discern. And fight the lie of the conflict between science (or reason more broadly as sometimes comes up) and faith.
Practice apologetics to the extent you are able/the Lord is calling you to.

[@wortzentriert]

Good talk till about 35:00. Plunders about evolution, design argument, young earth etc. Philosophical pretensions.

[@LostArchivist]

Pretensions in what sense?