thomblake comments on Anti-rationality quotes - Less Wrong

7 Post author: PhilGoetz 17 April 2009 05:55PM

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Comment author: byrnema 17 April 2009 07:30:27PM *  2 points [-]

The pope decided that reason is dangerous to Christianity. In the Syllabus of Errors Pope Pius IX condemns the isolated application of rationalism.

Comment author: thomblake 18 April 2009 07:44:21PM 2 points [-]

Let's not forget, reason is dangerous - all great and useful things are. Freedom is more dangerous still.