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Galileo's teaching of Heliocentrism
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The Church's teaching that Heliocentrism and the Bible were incompatible and if one was true, the other was false
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30th October 2003, 11:01 AM
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Following up on the Geocentrism thread, which do you think was more damaging to Christianity?
- Galileo's teaching of Heliocentrism
-the Church's position that Heliocentrism and the Bible were incompatible and one must be false if the other is true. |
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lol 
Actually the Church has hurt themselves more than once with an uber close-minded view. So, my guess would be the second one, if I had to make such a guess.
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Reps: 207 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by Vance Following up on the Geocentrism thread, which do you think was more damaging to Christianity?
- Galileo's teaching of Heliocentrism
-the Church's position that Heliocentrism and the Bible were incompatible and one must be false if the other is true.
Seriously? The correct answer is *political power*. Whoever thought to give them that kind of authority?
Of course, we can (at least in part) thank them for the "age of reason", started (in part) as a rejection to their claim on intellectual authority. |
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The Church needs to stay out of the scientific arena and let science do what it does best: make our lives better, while taking all the credit.
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Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,856,906) | | Originally Posted by Mike Flynn  Of course, we can (at least in part) thank them for the "age of reason", started (in part) as a rejection to their claim on intellectual authority.
Reason can take a hike. Isaiah 40:25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
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Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,856,906) | | Originally Posted by Greg1234 The entire scientific community objected to heliocentric view, even those Christian scientists. It was "fringe" science.
I have to agree.
People like to say the Catholic Church persecuted Galileo -- and that's true -- but I wonder how many scientists thought he had it coming?
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Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,856,906) | | Originally Posted by mushy366 why does galileo get the credit for this discovery when it was kepler who discovered it?
The Publish or Perish Principle that permeates science?
Why do you think scientists rushed to get Haroldcookii in lights, only to realize years later they'd been had?
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