Cartesian Dualism: The Religious Beliefs Of Isaac Newton

Newton's investigations of the Bible and of the early Church Fathers were not huge. In the 1690s, Newton composed various religious tracts managing the strict translation of the Bible. Henry More's confidence in the Universe and dismissal of Cartesian dualism may have influenced Newton's religious thoughts. Isaac Newton was not a Christian. He was a monotheist who put stock in scriptural predictions. Student of history Stephen D. Snobelen says of Newton, "Isaac Newton was a blasphemer. However, he never made an open assertion of his private confidence which the standard would have regarded to a great degree radical. He concealed his confidence so well that researchers are as yet unwinding his own convictions." He composed more on religion than