Galileo Conflict

During life or death situations, victims are seen to have different priorities between their own physical endurance or the preservation of their set of moral values. The presence of such dramatic choices will bring about one's internal struggle. Although ostensibly all human have a self-interest in protecting their lives and survival, there exist people who follow their principles powerfully and their progression to this decision is complex.
During decisions between self preservation and moral choices, the internal conflict one faces is inevitable. There is always a psychological conflict between the justification of one's own instinct to survive or following one's moral integrity, as ultimately, the situation will definitely eventuate to a grave sacrifice, with either …show more content…
Depending on the cause and situation, the internal battles imposed on the individual will have profound effects. Under the duress of violence and war where the external conflict is most prominent coupled with idea that one's life is at stake, the psychological conflict will initiate great angst and uncertainty in an individual compounded with the fear and hostility one must already persevere through. These internal struggles are portrayed in Bertolt Brecht's "Life of Galileo" where the protagonist, Galileo Galilei was placed in a decisive situation between physical survival or his pursuing his own set of values and morals. The church threatened him to surrender his scientific discoveries through the torture weapons they possessed. The resolution came to be that he avoided death when he "betrayed [his] profession". However his internal battles continued as he showed remorse and regret at his treacherous actions as a scientist: "A man who does what I did cannot be tolerated..." This clearly illustrates the opposing