Did the scientific revolution in europe happen because of christianity?

did the scientific revolution in europe happen because of christianity?

No

It happened in spite of Christianity.

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oh shit, what up

Roman /greek knowledge

Those savage germanics are so lucky

No, Christianity pre-dated the scientific revolution by over 1,000 years

I think Christianity was somewhat contingent, all that I think can be said is that it served as a source of spiritual inspiration, but little else.

lol no, christianity was the main obstacle to any form of knowledge.
Only the priest had the right to write and read for centuries...

It happened because army engineers wanted to know where their cannonballs were going to land.

yee

Yes.

>Nicolaus Copernicus

>Galileo Galilei

>Johannes Kepler

>Blessed Nicolas Steno

>Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

>Isaac Newton

>>Galileo Galilei

he was famously sent to live in a hours and cease scientific research for the rest of his life because of his findings.

What is the ERE, brainlet?

You mean germanic "christianity"

When Greeks started to apprehend Being with their intellect, it was meant to happen sooner or later.

Christianity is a synthetic religion that combined the semitic eschatology with the Greek attitude, keeping the latter contained but intact. When social conditions allowed it, the Greek element gained new impulse and the scientific revolution started. And it started in the Middle Ages.

tl: dr: in good part, yes, because Max Weber

Well shit you post on both Veeky Forums and Veeky Forums?

>>Isaac Newton

Didn't believe in the Trinity or an immortal soul.

Yes
Why you ask?
I like to exercise my body and mind

>unironically including galileo

>What is the ERE, brainlet?
Something so brilliant they thought medicine was sorcery?

Nothing in particular, just good to seen another patrician.