It is important to distinguish between reductionism as a philosophical posi-
tion (or world-view) and as a methodology. Reductionism in the former
sense is now regarded as the antithesis of religious belief, so it is rather
ironic that it owes its origins to the mechanical philosophy of René
Descartes, who was a devout Catholic.

E. Brian Davies

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