tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post3244044901804576186..comments2024-03-28T23:42:09.625+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: World-Views Clash Or Cohere?Ketlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-78202443087147254782013-06-06T14:16:37.344+01:002013-06-06T14:16:37.344+01:00Hi, Paul!
I thought the meaning of what Flandry ... Hi, Paul!<br /><br /> I thought the meaning of what Flandry said to Dragoika on "Our course was set for us ages agone, before ever we left our home world, and there is no turning back," was plain. Christianity was just one of the many factors leading to mankind leaving Terra in the Technic History. To explain this point, I'll quote a bit from Section 4 of "Delenda est": "As Whitehead pointed out, the medieval idea of one almighty God was important to the growth of science, by incultating the idea of lawfulness in nature. And Lewis Mumford added that the early monasteries were probably responsible for the mechanical clock--a very basic invention--because of having regular hours for prayer."<br /><br /> Without the kind of science and philosophical mindset which emerged in the West, I don't see much chance of ever getting off Earth in reality.<br /><br /> SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com