Heliocentrism

Separate the Church and State Throughout history, religious beliefs have always had an influence on science, medicine, and politics. In the 1600s, Galileo was tried and imprisoned by the Roman Catholic Church as a heretic for promoting Heliocentrism (the idea that the earth revolves around the sun).He died under imprisonment. Jehovah 's Witnesses believe that their Bible prohibits accepting blood transfusions. Until recently, Jehovah 's Witnesses were also prohibited from receiving organ…

Sun. This eventually allowed him to conclude that Venus was not circulating the Earth, but the Sun instead, leading him to use these observations to prove Copernicus’s Heliocentric Theory (Scherrer). By further providing evidence in support of heliocentrism, Galileo’s efforts directly contributed to the emergence of Deism. However, Galileo’s story does not just end here. Galileo was soon found “vehemently suspected of heresy” by the Inquisition, and was kept under house arrest until his death.…

I began the school year with fairly simplistic views. Humans were neither good nor evil, they simply wanted happiness. I thought that religion was useless and altogether more boring than the apparent enthusiasm some people seem to have. Nationalism was ridiculous. However throughout the school year, I found those beliefs to change and gain refinement. I was fairly neutral over human nature’s inherent goodness or evil before this school year. This course has made me lose much of my faith within…

Modernity In his article “Are We Really So Modern,” The Adam Kirsch raises the question, “what is modernity and when does one obtain such a thing?” He makes an interesting point that modernity has the same meaning to us today that it did for people back in the 1500’s. Kirsch uses historical phenomena like the discovery of the earth revolving around the sun instead of the sun revolving around the earth as examples. He analyzes the response to these new discoveries and ways of thinking and he…

indeed, was not stable but rather moving around in the cosmos. Through his knowledge and insight, Galileo proved that the Sun was the center of the Earth. Although he had proof on what he had done, the society nor the Church believed the idea of heliocentrism. As a result, his attempt to have his ideals accepted by the common people became unsuccessful and he soon became regarded as an enemy to the other scientific authorities. Even after all the contradiction Galileo received, he tried a…

In the middle of the 19th century, John Brown recruited supporters for an attack on slaveholders in Kansas. In order for the attack to succeed, Brown needed his men to be armed. He and several others attempted to raid the Harper’s Ferry Armory; however, they were caught and later executed. While Brown was in captivity, Henry David Thoreau heard of his attempt and wrote “A Plea for Captain John Brown” in which he defended John Brown’s actions. Thoreau was an abolitionist and believed that acting…

Even Though It was only the 16th century, Blaise Pascal and Isaac Newton changed the way we see the world today in regards to mathematics and science. They turned their ideas and thoughts into realities, to help fully develop and advance themselves years ahead of their time period. The mindset of these thinkers helped them to develop some of the most elaborate theories and ideas. Isaac Newton was Instrumental in the scientific revolution of the mid-1600-1700. Along with Pascal, whose…

that it is, and of what is not that it is not, is true.” While the theory has undergone countless revisions, it still maintains that the determining factor in Truth is whether or not a premise accurately describes reality. For example, we may say Heliocentrism is true and that we can say so because said model is an accurate depiction of “what is.” This is why there is placed so much confidence in this theory and why it seems the most intuitive to people. It would seem that someone who pursued…

The Renaissance was the cultural rebirth of modern thinking, beginning in the 14th century but had most of its effect in the 16th century. There were many people who had a large effect during the high renaissance. Many people believe the renaissance and its people to be an amazing time in world history. However the renaissance was nothing amazing in the bigger picture. There are many aspects of the renaissance that could be addressed. This essay will discuss one of the main men in the…