Re: Monotheism paved the way for analytical thinking?
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And for the person that said you dont need to know the philosophy of science, you couldnt be further from the truth. I'll let others elaborate. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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I think this was me. I am not sure what you mean by philosophy of science, but I think philosophy is one of the worst things that a scientist can study.
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Specifically what I am saying is that I can think of numerous cases when philosophy has ruined a scientist or caused him to make a major error but I really can't think of an instance where it has helped a scientist.
Probably the most famous example of this would be Einstein's rejection of quantum mechanics based on his belief that randomness could not be part of the fundamental laws of nature.
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