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Dear Fredrick,
Not to belabour the point but whenever someone mentions 'Science as a
religion' I take exception and wish to make it quite clear that until a few
hundred years ago, organized religion assumed dominion over every aspect of
life, including science and scientific discoveries. We are lucky that that
is no longer the case.
It was the establishment of the Royal Society in England in the late 17th
century (in the shadows of the time that Galileo was being muzzled by the
Church) that gave scientists a break from the clutches of religious
domination of scientific thought. The Society was funded independently of
the monarchy of the time but was created with their blessing to enhance the
navigation skills and efficacy of the Royal Navy. The 12 original founding
members of the Society created a discussion group at Gresham College based
loosely on the principles of Freemasonry (divisive discussion of the topics
of religion and politics were prohibited) and levied a steep membership fee
to ensure self sufficiency.
Many of the original discoveries and inventions benefitted the spread of
the British Empire as well as the method of reporting scientific
discoveries that is the backbone of our technological advancement and that
are still in use today. We need to understand that confidence in the
scientific establisment need not be on 'blind faith' as many have sought to
deceive using it's methods but any hypothesis put forth can be eventually
proven or disproved according to established protocols.
Giants of independent thought like Einstein and Hawking would never have
had a chance to expound on their views and leave us with their incredible
insights had we not got away from the clutches of the Church.
Much of this information was gleaned from a recent addition to my library
by Robert Lomas entitled 'Freemasonry and the Birth of Modern Science'
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592330118/102-2120339-4988907?v=glance&n=2
83155
Sincerely,
Kevin Saldanha
Mississauga, ON.
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Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:24:48 +0530
From: "Frederick \"FN\" Noronha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Fake quotes...
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For sure, I'm not going to convince you here. So, for my part, I'll
cease and desist from boring the other readers. (Most of the times, I
write with serious intent... so some readers have a definite
difficulty in discerning when I'm being flippant.) We can resume our
verbal battle about your treatment of Science as a religion some other
time. FN
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