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[–] Kleyno 2 points 7 points (+9|-2) ago 

Actually, they didn't. That is just propaganda they like to spread.

The science that we know today owes its roots entirely to people who refused to accept the world as the religious establishment had ordained it.

They were often branded as heretics, and some were even killed for the audacity to question how the Church degreed the world was ordered.

Science thrived in spite of religion. Never forget that.

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[–] Fuckmesilly [S] 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

That was during the Enlightenment, mostly. Christian schools started scholasticism and began researching medicine, art, and law (and theology but doesn't really apply now) way before the Renaissance. Muslims had their own accomplishments too.

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[–] turtlesarepureevil 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

The Enlightenment happened despite religion, not because of it. If in fact religion had something to do with the Enlightenment, what was the purpose of the dark ages? An individual's accomplishments shouldn't be attributed to their religion. Their abysmal mistakes due to them following religious ideology is another matter.