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1) Scientists include Galileo Galilei, René Descartes,Louis Pasteur, Blaise Pascal, André-Marie Ampère, Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, Pierre de Fermat, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, Alessandro Volta,[4] Augustin-Louis Cauchy, Pierre Duhem,...….

Most of the scientists you name were from a period of history where apostasy was punishable by death. Just ask Galileo. He was imprisoned for correctly stating the Helio centric model. Religion have always been a shackle that hinders progress.

But it's science and NOT prayer that's the important factor. Despite the fact that many scientists have historically been Christian doesn't mean their Christianity has helped advance science. In many cases, it seems to have impeded it.

The field of medicine comes from the Christian world and as a direct result of Christian principles. The word hospital is derived from the same as hospitality, which, along with caring for the sick, elderly, and orphans, is a rather central tenant of Christianity. Many of the

But weren’t most scientists Christian just because the overwhelming majority of people in the developed world were Christians historically? As in there was no one left to do the job.