This statement of Aristotle's science was obviously condemned by the church because of the power stripped from God to create all things or change all things at His will. It uses the word "cause", which could potentially produce disagreement, but the church holds that God IS, or should be, the cause of all acts or things that have been and will be created newly by Him. This, however, contributes to scientific society because it presents the fact that if the church is condemning it, then there must be more things to research and develop in regard to the reasons behind new acts and producing things "anew" that science should be able to consider and address from their standpoints.
#35. "That without a proper agent, as a father and a man, a man could not be made by God [alone]."
This statement is a little tricky to understand, but I think the church's reason for condemning it is also obvious because the whole point of the first part of Genesis and the Bible is that God created everything...the heavens, the earth, and man. Before man was created, there was only God and the formless, empty earth that He created. There was no extra man there to be an "agent" to the all-powerful God. This does open up the issue of evolution for the scientific realm of thinkers, though. If what science knows about how humans are created, then it doesn't seem to make sense that one man could be created without the scientific process put forth of needing another human. It gives room to science to explore the options and evidence further.
#152. "That theological discussions are based on fables."
This statement is easily condemned by the church who believes the Bible to be true, inspired words of God given to man as proof and as a source of faith without seeing. With the exception of the parables of Jesus, the Bible is true words, sources, and stories and accounts of history. This condemnation also gives science room to explore into these beliefs and try to find proof and truth, which is fueled by science and scientific discoveries, which either back up or refute the churches condemnations.
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