What's shakin', Bacon?

Francis Bacon was a 16/17th century philosopher who believed in the sapeartion and co-operation of science and faith. This idea is different from Scholaticism, since Bacon's idea is not that the two should be working closely together, but rather off in separate worlds yet still complementing each other. In addition to these new ideas that he proposes, Bacon accuses the church itself of committing sinful acts of 'idolatry', as they were in a sense put other things before, or beside G-d. According to Bacon, this was the major problem with the church and educational system. Bacon outlines four different types of said 'idolatry'that were being committed by the church.

1. Idols of the Tribe:: this occurs when people jump to conclusions based on ideas they consider new or strange rather than taking the time to understand and analyze what is true (modern day example might be global warming, a controversy that has made it, in a sense, 'cool' to be 'green' and environmentally friendly whil there are strong arguments on either side that most people tend to ignore)
2. Idols of the Cave:: this occurs when an individual creates a bias through the educational system (modern day example would be core, a largely liberal and privileged sect of Cleveland which consists of opinionated teachers that can at times impose on the beliefs of others)
3. Idols of the Market:: this occurs when language meant to share knowledge is actually limiting it (modern day example would be the whole system of lawyers and defense attorneys who are more concerned about their win/lose ratio than about doing what is right and achieving justice)
4. Idols of the Theater:: this occurs when the credit, or spotlight is given to a certain group of people while the others are ignored, as in a play with one main character and other lesser important 'townspeople', so to speak (a modern day example would be the credit given to Columbus for discovering America)