How is the ancient city of Alexandria connected with modern science? How did the practice of alchemy impact the scientific revolution? Why is magic still a compelling worldview today? Michael Horton argues, “To some extent modern scientific rationality is the offspring of a long, romantic, and quarrelsome relationship between Christianity and hermeticism.”
What Ancient Alexandria Has to Do with Modern Science | Michael Horton
How is the ancient city of Alexandria connected with modern science? How did the practice of alchemy impact the scientific revolution? Why is magic still a compelling worldview today? Michael Horton argues, “To some extent modern scientific rationality is the offspring of a long, romantic, and quarrelsome relationship between Christianity and hermeticism.”
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Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller evaluate theological answers generated by ChatGPT and discuss how to engage people who are outsourcing life’s biggest questions to AI.
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