Attitude Toward Science?

Another erroneous belief was regarding a bone at the end of the spine called the coccyx which was termed the “resurrection bone” because it was believed to be the nucleus for the restoration of the body.  Jews, Christians and Mohammedans believed this.  They based their belief on the fact that this bone wouldn’t soften in water, burn in fire, be crushed by two millstones, or be destroyed by hammer and anvil—hence, apparently indestructible. It took bold, observant men as Leonardo da Venie...