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Pastimes : Don't Ask Rambi
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To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (30343)6/29/1999 7:42:00 AM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (2) of 71178
 
>>>>>Kepler, Copernicus, the Bacons, Newton, Maxwell, Heisenberg, all these backward dopes and many others failed to see Christianity as an impediment to their scientific work.<<<<<

I am not sure why Christianity has a reputation for being backward - perhaps because some of its most vocal self-appointed spokesmen are such jackasses - e.g. Falwell spouting off about Tinky Winky and the Lilith Fair. The incident with Galileo doesn't do much for the reputation of the Catholic Church, but anyone who has been taught by a Jesuit knows that Christians are not backward.

As an antidote to Reverend Falwell, I suggest a promenade around someplace like Georgetown University, or perhaps a light dip in the writings of Teilhard de Chardin.
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