Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths About Science and Religion
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1 author picked Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths About Science and Religion as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The academic world began to dismantle the idea that there had always been a conflict between science and history about 50 years ago, but this book was one of the first to try and tell that story more widely.
It isn’t all one-sided. The authors dismantle some other popular "harmony" myths too (e.g., that Einstein believed in a personal God or that Quantum Physics proves free will), but for the most part, the myths they take apart–that mediaeval world thought the world was flat, or that the Church denounced anaesthesia on biblical grounds–are the ones that have lodged the idea…
From Nicholas' list on science and religion through the ages.
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