[JC85]

Western science grew out of theology--yes, theology. Europe's great universities were founded in medieval times by religious groups. It is the so-called “scholastic movement” that eventually developed into science.

[JC85]

The same is true in America. Most of the top American universities were founded by religious groups. Look at most of our hospitals—most have names like Saint ______ or Mt ____ or Our Lady ___.

[Coyoteman]

Western science grew out of theology--yes, theology. Europe's great universities were founded in medieval times by religious groups. It is the so-called “scholastic movement” that eventually developed into science.

And they began to make real progress when they finally escaped the stiffling thumb of religious control. I think it was called The Enlightenment.

And many of our modern theocrats want to take us back to those bad old days.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Western science grew out of theology--yes, theology. Europe's great universities were founded in medieval times by religious groups. It is the so-called “scholastic movement” that eventually developed into science.

I guess the ancient Greeks don't fit in to your Creationist world view. Actually, bored monks turned to science to stimulate their brains for a short time in the Medieval era. They were a minority of people from all over the world who made scientific inquires. Why even those heathen Chinese made strides in science.