By practicality
This is strange rationale. We are talking about the textual-religious dogma, which is WRITTEN and relies on defining concepts. Thus any religious dogma is protected by its followers, both peaceful and thus that are ready to kill for it, not to mention traditional Quran itself threatens the disbelievers with eternal fire.
The Dogma issuer requires to be FEARED in order for the dogma to be accepted.
Not necessarily, the acceptance of dogma relies solely on your acceptance i.e. belief in its postulates. This may be achieved through fear or unquestionable belief or a sense of unproved confidence. If someone fears God, does he/she trusts God or fears him? What prevails in this case, a fear or one's state of assurance in the postulates surrounding concrete deity?
Having said that, the catholic church does has it's own role on promoting the scientific methodology. Many of it's "low ranked" priest implement scientific methodology and revealed many key findings to humanity. Such as but not limited to
Gregor Mendel Genetics which later formed as evidence for evolution which denied by the church dogmas.
Louis Pasteur microbiology and vaccine (none of it acknowledged by the church)
Nicolaus Copernicus Earth rotated around the sun, which later put him at odd with the Church as it's against the church dogmas.
The above listed individuals had access to information (libraries, universities) during their time, and these libraries were controlled by the Church, obviously. First European universities were basically built to teach people read Latin for religious purposes. People that went as far as to make scientific discoveries, which would contradict decrees made by the Church authority would sooner or later find themselves in trouble, but as long as their findings did not contradict the latter they would be fine.
So obviously many notable individuals of European Enlightenment were initially natives from the learning structures associated with the Church.
But just because the 'knowledge' was concentrated within the Church hierarchy does not mean the Church itself was a promoter of science. Saying so would be the same as to say any one who goes to community college IS a statesman, because a community college is controlled by the state.
The Abandonment of Dogmas, Church and Religion (Any religion) was not due to or by 'science'.
I never said the abandonment of dogmas ever happened, they were changed/altered due to the demand by zeitgeist.
You are proposing to start an "Inquisition" against Sam Gerranism?
A call for the community, so to speak, based on their observable facts of delusion spread by some individuals. Inquisition was forced by the hierarchy, not community-based.
