What was Thomas Aquinas wrong about?

Some of his scientific beliefs were based in incorrect scientific understandings of his time. So when he mentions scientific "facts" he is often wrong. But in terms of philosophy, he was a genius. read more

Some of his scientific beliefs were based in incorrect scientific understandings of his time. So when he mentions scientific "facts" he is often wrong. But in terms of philosophy, he was a genius. read more

Aquinas's opposition, then, squares perfectly with the Church's teaching, even if there's a difference between why Aquinas thought abortion was wrong and why Catholic theologians and moralists today think it is. read more

Alchemy was science and the essence of lead could be purified into gold. The laws of thermodynamics, oxidation and radioactive decay were 550 years or more in the future. We have learned that Aquinas’ views on science are not the ways of the Universe. Thomas simply did not have the facts. read more