宗教与近现代科学的兴起

Religion and the Rise of Modern Science

近现代科学产生于希腊罗马文化与基督教文化相结合的土壤上。它为十六、十七世纪的欧洲人提供了希腊罗马文化所缺乏现代科学技术健康成长却又必须的营养——克服了希腊人重视沉思而轻视技艺,重视直观外推而轻视实验验证的弊端。科学与技术的结合导致了科学观念的巨大变化、科学技术的飞速发展,二者互为动力,推进了科学的前进速度,近现代科学在此基础上逐渐兴盛。

Modern science developed in the mixed soil of Ancient Greek and Roman cultures and Christianity where essential nutrients were cultivated for the sixteenth- and seventeenth- century Europeans to develop modern science and technology. In other words,the Europeans overcome the Greek＇s shortcomings of more emphasis on meditation and inference than skills and experimental verification. The combination of science and technology contributed to the rise of modern science.