But Francis was bored with his tutors and appalled by the scholastic disputation that passed for science. He dropped out ... Though he insisted that philosophy and the natural world must be studied inductively, he argued that where religion is concerned, we can only study arguments for the existence of God. read more
That being the case, we can assume that he was a Christian (his utopia acquires the Christian gospel by miraculous means), but also believed to an overwhelming degree in the importance of scientific inquiry and the freedom of religion, both of which are features of the society he describes. read more
Bacon divided knowledge into philosophy, or natural knowledge, and divinity, or inspired revelation. Though he insisted that philosophy and the natural world must be studied inductively, he argued that where religion is concerned, we can only study arguments for the existence of God. read more