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== Beginnings ==
== Beginnings ==
Although some early [[civilization]]s, particularly [[Ancient Greece|Greece]], developed some scholarship, it was not until the 1500s in [[Europe]] that science proper developed. This was only possible in Europe after some [[Christian]] leaders acknowledged a world view which taught that the observable reality may not necessarily be divine itself, but may be the product of a consistent Creator whose universe follows logical rules, such as the laws of physics or mathematics, with only limited divine interaction. Without competition from the then intellectually still more advanced ([[Muslim]]) world, conservative religious leaders might have kept the upper hand in supressing new ideas, like during the Middle Ages. Still, some Christians attribute the rapid scientific development to Christianity:
Although some early [[civilization]]s, particularly [[Ancient Greece|Greece]], developed some scholarship, it was not until the 1500s in [[Europe]] that science proper developed. This was due to the prevailing [[Christian]] world view, that taught that the creation was not itself Divine, but was the product of a consistent Creator who didn't change His creation, such as the laws of physics, on a whim.
Loren Eiseley:
Loren Eiseley:
Rodney Stark:
Rodney Stark:
{{QuoteBox|...theological assumptions unique to Christianity explain why science was born only in Christian Europe. Contrary to the received wisdom, religion and science not only were compatible; they were inseparable.<ref>Stark, 2003, [http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/i7501.html introduction].</ref>}}
{{QuoteBox|...theological assumptions unique to Christianity explain why science was born only in Christian Europe. Contrary to the received wisdom, religion and science not only were compatible; they were inseparable.<ref>Stark, 2003, [http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/i7501.html introduction].</ref>}}
Indeed, many of the early scientists, such as [[Galileo]], [[Johannes Kepler]], and Sir [[Isaac Newton]] were people who believed in the literal truth of Genesis and who based their science on their belief in a Creator.<ref>[http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/4985/ Scientists of the past who believed in a Creator] (Creation Ministries International).</ref> Other scientists faced stiff and sometimes deadly opposition from Christianity until their findings were eventually generally acknowledged. Another explanation for the development of science in Europe therefore focuses for instance on the split between worldly (secular) and spiritual leadership, which emerged in many parts of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire and made it possible for new ideas to spread independent of religious believes.
Indeed, many of the early scientists, such as [[Galileo]], [[Johannes Kepler]], and Sir [[Isaac Newton]] were people who believed in the literal truth of Genesis and who based their science on their belief in a Creator.<ref>[http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/4985/ Scientists of the past who believed in a Creator] (Creation Ministries International).</ref>
== Types of science ==
== Types of science ==