Through the process of trial and error and the introduction of counter logic, the human population evolves firmly held thinkings and beliefs, even some that are centuries old. One instance is the solidly debunked theory that the sun revolves around …show more content…
the Big Bang and Darwinism theories. Until the 19th and 20th century, people knew almost no information about the scientific beginnings of life, and planetary formation. That was due to little prior scientific breakthroughs paired with core religious beliefs, such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, collectively teaching in public schools for centuries that G-d is the sole creator of the universe, fauna, and flora. When astronomers and biologists laid the groundwork for the formation of the Big Bang model and Darwinism that followed observations and publishings by Edwin Hubble and Charles Darwin, respectively, religious individuals, Americans especially, profoundly attempted to discredit and criticize the astronomers, strikingly similar to the public’s outrage following Galileo's conclusions. Multiple courts cases against state boards of education followed with various proponents pressuring for a comprehensive introduction to natural selection, intelligent design, and other theories when taught with