Changing the way we see the World
Scientific Thought ◦ Religious teachings - Catholic Church Earth was flat Geocentric view ◦ Magic ◦ Superstition ◦ Ancient Writings (Galen, Ptolemy, Aristotle) ◦ Barber Surgeon
Use of Scientific Method ◦ Ideas that are unproven should be discarded ◦ Ideas should be tested ◦ Truth comes through investigation
Catholic ChurchCopernicus
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
Resented the challenge to church authority Banned books Convicted supporters of heresy