One of the earliest documented cases of variolation involved a Buddhist nun (bhikkhuni) between 1022 and 1063 CE. She ground smallpox scabs into a fine powder and administered it through the nostrils of an uninfected person to promote immunity.
Look at science history for even one second, and you will see that prior to the 20th century nearly every scientific advance made was by people in religious institutions. Because those were the only ones who had the education, time and curiosity available.
One of the earliest documented cases of variolation involved a Buddhist nun (bhikkhuni) between 1022 and 1063 CE. She ground smallpox scabs into a fine powder and administered it through the nostrils of an uninfected person to promote immunity.
Isolated moments of reason are not due to institutions of unreason. Rather, they are in spite of them.
Look at science history for even one second, and you will see that prior to the 20th century nearly every scientific advance made was by people in religious institutions. Because those were the only ones who had the education, time and curiosity available.
What does that have to do with religion
Buddism, which is an agnostic religion, does currently and historically promote science And scholar work.
They might literally be the only religion to do this.
With the exception of the modern TST people which are also agnostic.