The modern physical sciences became possible because Christianity established two conditions: (1) the world is not divine, so it can be experimented on and analyzed objectively; (2) the world is radically intelligible in every part, derived from an intelligent source, so science can assume an orderly universe.
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Bishop Robert BaronEvidence Quote
“the condition for the possibility of the of the physical sciences in the west was christianity...the world is not god...it can be experimented upon...the world...is radically intelligible...it's imbued with intelligibility from an intelligent source”
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The 4 Horsemen of Meaning | Bishop Barron, John Vervaeke, and Jonathan Pageau | EP 204— Jordan B PetersonCreated: 8/10/2026, 11:07:05 PM
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