Several lies about the Galileo Affair debunked by an atheist. 2. The Church rejected science, condemned heliocentrism and was ignorant of the science behind Copernicus theory. This is also a myth. In fact, many of Galileos staunchest champions and defenders were churchmen and many of his attackers were fellow scientists. Centuries before Galileo the Catholic Church had rejected the idea that there was something wrong with the rational analysis of the physical world, accepting the argument that since God was rational, his creation was rational and so could be apprehended by rational inquiry. This paved the way for the acceptance of the rational analysis of the world by ancient Greek philosophers and so Plato, Aristotle, Archimedes and many other Greek thinkers were enshrined in Medieval thought, establishing natural philosophy (what we call science) in the universities of Medieval Europe and laying the foundations for the rise of modern science as we know it. quora/What-is-the-most-misunderstood-historical-event?share=1
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