Galileo's conflict: Science and Religion Term Paper
Galileo's conflict: Science and Religion
An examination of Galileo's understanding of the relationship between the teachings of the bible and scientific truth.
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| 2,344 words
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| 2001
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Published
on Sep 09, 2003
in
History
(Religion)
, Religion and Theology
(The Bible)
, Astronomy
(The Solar System)
, Religion and Theology
(Christianity)
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Description:
This paper deals with Galileo's arguments with church officials, and his attempt to reconcile his scientific findings with teachings from the bible. Emphasis is placed on Galileo's conviction that scientific truth and the biblical message are not contradictory, but can complement each other. Historical and religious figures are discussed with respect to their influence on Galileo.
From the Paper:
"Perhaps the most relevant and convincing argument that Galileo posed to clear up the relationship betweenscientific truth and the bible was that the bible was often unclear and ambiguous (GAL 214, 206, 199), which could cause the true meaning to be misunderstood by people attempting to translate its meaning. An example of this posed by Galileo was from the commonly known story of God stopping the sun in the sky to allow Joshua to win a battle."
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