Because God is perfect, his handiwork functions in accord with immutable principles. By the full use of our God-given powers of reason and observation, it ought to be possible to discover these principles. These were the crucial ideas that explain why science arose in Christian Europe and no where else.

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This quote suggests that because God is perfect, the natural world he created operates according to unchanging principles. Humans, using their capacity for reason and observation, have the ability to discern and understand these principles. The quote further argues that the reason science emerged in Christian Europe was due to the beliefs that God's perfection extends to his creation, and that humans have the ability to comprehend and unlock the hidden laws governing the natural world through their knowledge and use of reason.

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