Lesson 5-Angels on a Pin II. Cultural Background 2. Why is the article entitled Angels on a Pin? I. Medieval scholastics were fond of debating such meaningless questions as How many angels can dance on the point of a pin?" Did Adam have a navel? and Do angels defecate? The emerging sciences replaced such scholarly"debates with experimentation and appeals to observable fact W BTL E To be continued on the next page.W B T L E Lesson 5—Angels on a Pin 2. Why is the article entitled “Angels on a Pin”? I. Medieval scholastics were fond of debating such meaningless questions as “How many angels can dance on the point of a pin?” “Did Adam have a navel?” and “Do angels defecate?” The emerging sciences replaced such “scholarly” debates with experimentation and appeals to observable fact. To be continued on the next page. II. Cultural Background