Galileo Galilei · Science

Science and Scripture

The collision between Galileo’s Copernicanism and the Church - and what the trial really teaches about evidence, authority, and who may decide the truth.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned Galileo argued that Scripture and nature cannot truly conflict. Reconstruct his ‘two books’ argument and say what its weak point was, in your own words.

Leads to Baruch Spinoza.

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