1. Changing the way we see the World

2.  Scientific Thought ◦ Religious teachings - Catholic Church  Earth was flat  Geocentric view ◦ Magic ◦ Superstition ◦ Ancient Writings (Galen, Ptolemy, Aristotle) ◦ Barber Surgeon

3.  Use of Scientific Method ◦ Ideas that are unproven should be discarded ◦ Ideas should be tested ◦ Truth comes through investigation

4. Catholic ChurchCopernicus

29.  Ideas would challenge church authority  Ideas would challenge traditional beliefs about nature and the universe  Ideas would be based on reason and observation in the future  Led people to question their governments

30.  Resented the challenge to church authority  Banned books  Convicted supporters of heresy