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History Of The Conflict Between Religion And Science
John William Draper
The scientist John William Draper and the writer Andrew Dickson White were the most influential exponents of the Conflict Thesis between religion and science. In the early 1870s, Draper was invited to write a History of the Conflict between Religion and Science (1874), a book replying to contemporar...
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The book was mentioned as a source that propagated the myth that people in the Middle Ages thought the Earth was flat, and this myth was popularized to create a perceived conflict between religion and science.
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The myth that people in the Middle Ages thought the earth was flat appears to date from the 17th century as part of the campaign by Protestants against Catholic teaching. But it gained currency in the...
— Episode: CLASSIC: Flat Earth Update
Episode: CLASSIC: Flat Earth Update
The book was mentioned as a source that propagated the myth that people in the Middle Ages thought the Earth was flat, and this myth was popularized to create a perceived conflict between religion and science.
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The myth that people in the Middle Ages thought the earth was flat appears to date from the 17th century as part of the campaign by Protestants against Catholic teaching. But it gained currency in the 19th century thanks to inaccurate histories such as John William Draper's History of the Conflict between Religion and Science, and Andrew Dixon-Whites, a history of the warfare of science with theology in Christendom.
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