#262 How Christianity shaped science 🗓
With Michael Jones
Christianity was crucial for the development of modern science. There are many modern myths about how we developed modern science, and many today think science developed in spite of Christianity, but the opposite is true. Modern science has borrowed numerous principles from Christianity.
Recommended resources:
- Inspiring Philosophy
- Inspiring Philosophy YouTube channel
- Of Popes & Unicorns by David Hutchings & James C. Ungureanu
- The Genesis of Science by James Hannam
- Galileo Goes to Jail by Ronald L. Numbers
- Science and Religion by Gary B. Ferngren
- The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages by Edward Grant
- The Rise of Early Modern Science by Toby E. Huff
Michael Jones
Michael Jones is the founder and director of the non-profit organization “Inspiring Philosophy”, and is primarily dedicated to research in the fields of philosophy, history, and science to uncover deep philosophical questions relating to the universe and our individual perception of life.
He has a Masters in Philosophy from the University of Arizona and has published a plethora of research work on his YouTube Channel “Inspiring Philosophy”. On this channel he compiles and analyzes data for the layman to reach reasonable conclusions to a variety of philosophical quandaries.
