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An intensive and hard-hitting critique that is a must-hear for anyone thinking about the conversation between faith and science. It is among the most common view among sociologists, historians, and some theistic experts that faith and science haven't been in serious discord. Some even declare that Christianity was in charge of the development of science. Inside a sweeping historical review that starts with ancient greek language knowledge and proceeds through the Renaissance and Enlightenment to modern-day developments in physics and cosmology, Stenger makes a convincing case that not only is this realization bogus, but Christianity actually organised back the progress of knowledge for 1,000 years. It is significant, he notes, that the scientific trend of the 17th century occurred only after the revolts against set up ecclesiastic regulators in the Renaissance and Reformation exposed new strategies of thought. The author continues on to aspect how faith and knowledge are fundamentally incompatible in a number of areas: the foundation of the world and its physical parameters, the foundation of complexness, holism versus reductionism, the type of head and awareness, and the foundation of morality. In the end, Stenger is most stressed by the negative influence that organized faith often exerts on politics and modern culture. He highlights antiscientific attitudes embedded in popular faith that are being used to reduce scientific results on issues of global importance, such as overpopulation and environmental degradation. When faith fosters disrespect for knowledge, it threatens the years of humanity that will follow ours.
