For about 1,500 years, religion was the driving force behind human knowledge. And the Catholic Church was adamant in its belief that the earth was stationary; and that it was the centre of the universe. From the 17th century, however, humans began to see the world differently: the Renaissance, the Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution made clear how dangerous and erroneous religion-driven knowledge were. Today, millions do not take religion seriously — except for the gullible.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 10:40:35 +0000