The Royal Society and religion

[Chris J. Durden]

Patrick,
    You are right. Some of their members (like Newton) dabbled in alchemy, 
Rosicrucianism and other arcane mysteries, hardly compatible with the C of E.
.............Chris

At 12:02 PM 10/22/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Dear fellow followers of the silky and silkless scalinesses,
>
>As we seem to be in the mode of testifying, I would like to add my testimony.
>
>I believe The Royal Society of London was wise to insist on the avoidance of
>religious discussions.
>
>Patrick Foley



 
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