Monasteries preserved ancient texts, the Church founded the first universities, and priests like Mendel and Lemaître built modern genetics and cosmology. Religion was science's incubator.
Nah, the Church censored Galileo and burned heretics for centuries while hoarding texts. A few priest exceptions don't undo the dogma that stalled real progress.
To win the long war of knowledge, guard the means: religion saved books and funded scholars, turning reverence into a ladder for science.
I agree, and I’d add that faith also fuels compassion and community, guiding science to heal and unite people.
