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Was Galileo a moral relativist who rejected God and the Catholic Church?
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∙ 12y ago
No. He was a reasonable scientist who did some theology on the side that got him into trouble.
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What role did the catholic play in the development of the heliocentric theory promoted by Copernicus and Galileo?
the church rejected the theory and tried to punish scientists for promoting it.
Who were the people that Galileo got into trouble with?
Galileo got into trouble with the Catholic Church, specifically with the Roman Inquisition. They accused him of promoting the heliocentric theory proposed by Copernicus, which challenged the geocentric view of the Church. Galileo's ideas were viewed as heretical and he was forced to recant his views under threat of imprisonment.
What role did the Catholic Church play in the development of the heliocentric theory promoted by Copernicus and Galileo?
the church rejected the theory and tried to punish scientists for promoting it.
Why was Galileo's tried and sentenced to house arrest by the Catholic Church?
Galileo challenged church teachings by saying that the heliocentric model of the universe was trueThe Catholic Church charged him with heresy. Due to his support of the heliocentric or sun centered theory. Which directly opposed the Church accepted theory that the sun and planets revolved around the earth.
Why did the Church of Rome try to murder Galileo?
The Catholic Church, and more specifically the Church in Rome, never tried to murder Galileo. Galileo was a personal friend of the Pope, at that time, and, although he was tried for heresy, and told to stop teaching his theory as fact, as he had no proof, he was certainly never murdered.
What role did the catholic church play in the development of heliocentric theory promoted by Copernicus and Galileo?
the church rejected the theory and tried to punish scientists for promoting it.
What role did the Catholic Church in the play of development of the heliocentric theory promoted by Copernicus and Galileo?
the church rejected the theory and tried to punish scientists for promoting it.
What role did the catholic play in the development of the heliocentric theory promoted by Copernicus and Galileo?
the church rejected the theory and tried to punish scientists for promoting it.
Who was highest authority when Galileo lived?
In galileo`s time the catholic church was at authority
The most powerful social institution of Galileo's time was the?
Catholic church or Church
When did the catholic church sentenced Galileo to house arrest?
in 1733
What influence did Galileo have on the catholic church?
He inspired it to involve science in their teachings
Who Had the incorrect theory on earth's rotation adopted by the catholic church?
Galileo
Who were the people that Galileo got into trouble with?
Galileo got into trouble with the Catholic Church, specifically with the Roman Inquisition. They accused him of promoting the heliocentric theory proposed by Copernicus, which challenged the geocentric view of the Church. Galileo's ideas were viewed as heretical and he was forced to recant his views under threat of imprisonment.
Scientist who was forced by catholic church to take back his ideas that disagreed with the church's views?
Galileo Galilei
Reaction in the experiment of Galileo galilei?
Galileo was put in prison for writing about his findings. He had gone against the teaching of the Catholic church.
Why did the protestants want to reform the catholic church in the 16th century?
They believed that the church rejected the bible
