Monotheism and the emergence of science

[Phrak]

The OP and much of the following posts attempt loft positions of generality I don't see. There was only one Enlightenment. This occurred in Europe in the monotheism of Catholic Christianity. The fear of Christianity is so thick it takes a knife to cut it. So we call it monotheism instead. It wasn't the Hindus, it wasn't the Chinese, and it wasn't the Greeks or Ancient Egyptians from which modern science evolved.

 

[fuzzyfelt]

The OP and much of the following posts attempt loft positions of generality I don't see. There was only one Enlightenment. This occurred in Europe in the monotheism of Catholic Christianity. The fear of Christianity is so thick it takes a knife to cut it. So we call it monotheism instead. It wasn't the Hindus, it wasn't the Chinese, and it wasn't the Greeks or Ancient Egyptians from which modern science evolved.

Not so much regarding the op, as this post, it wasn’t strictly Catholic at the time of The Enlightenment, and influences espoused ideas like tolerance and pantheism, e.g.,
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/voltaire.html
Locke was born into a puritan household and urged tolerance.
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0631208445.html