Why not? The fact that someone who announces they are atheist would be lynched would explain why scientists were religious back then. Any one who didn’t wouldn’t stay alive and well and we’d never hear from them again.
You are vastly overestimating the concequences of being atheist and you seem to think this was true for all these people. If they did not ACTUALLY believe in a god there was no need for supporting it and writing about it.
Good point. Wouldn´t have changed my beliefs though.
Why not? The fact that someone who announces they are atheist would be lynched would explain why scientists were religious back then. Any one who didn’t wouldn’t stay alive and well and we’d never hear from them again.
You are vastly overestimating the concequences of being atheist and you seem to think this was true for all these people. If they did not ACTUALLY believe in a god there was no need for supporting it and writing about it.