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:::: The Catholic church hasn't become more accepting of science. It was always a big supporter of science. Rather, it has become more accepting of the anti-biblical ''philosophy'' of evolution.
:::: The Catholic church hasn't become more accepting of science. It was always a big supporter of science. Rather, it has become more accepting of the anti-biblical ''philosophy'' of evolution.
:::: [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 06:04, 21 October 2008 (EDT)
:::: [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 06:04, 21 October 2008 (EDT)
:::::Mr. Rayment (and my apologies in advance if that is an inappropriate title), I am curious about two statements here. First, the historical evidence seems to suggest that the Catholic Church was very much against science in its infancy. History is replete with examples of it censoring new discoveries when they didn't sync with its teachings. An excellent case study is the drama that ensued with Kepler and Galileo (though Kepler's inflammatory remarks certainly didn't help smooth things over). And the Church condemned evolution when it was first proposed, so I would definitely say that it has become more accepting of science, though the causes for that shift are beyond my expertise.
:::::Second, and I know I'm getting into treacherous waters here, but you assert that it has become more accepting of the anti-Biblical philosophy of evolution. To start with, I would like to assert my own claim that evolution is not anti-Biblical per se, but as that is an extended argument better placed elsewhere, I will simply make that assertation and leave it. What I want to disagree with here is that the Church has become more accepting of an anti-Biblical movement. I will simply say that this is not quite correct. Instead, the Church has asserted the independence of Biblical Truth from scientific domains. In other words, the Catholic Church holds that the Bible should not be used as a scientific authority, but rather as a spiritual authority.--[[User:Thinker|Thinker]] 15:33, 24 October 2008 (EDT)
== Roman Catholicism ==
== Roman Catholicism ==