Galileo Worldview, Heretic, Theology

Galileo is referred to as a scientist who experienced the troubles of scientific oppression. Nevertheless, it should be considered how he was religious himself, intellectually influencing his discoveries through the worldview he possessed, while the argument that the Catholic Church of the time didn’t necessarily have an anti-science sentiment arises. As such, the true conflict is revealed to be the conflict of scientific theology that saw Galileo branded as a heretic, yet by all means, there is evidence to suggest that he simply intended to change the attitude of science and religion, aiming to reconcile the two. As such, through his life it is possible to see how this goal influences him.

Keywords: Galileo, Worldview, Heretic, Theology,

Either way, his discoveries have long-lasting implications for the future study of physics, his brand as a heretic by the Spanish Inquisition giving way to a modern interpretation of anti-science sentiment. Albeit controversial, the labelling of anti-scientific sentiment on his inspired model of the sun being the epicenter of our solar system—may not necessarily be the case. In fact, rather than the alleged battle between science and religion, documented clergymen of the time had a specific scientific mindset hidden by both the examples and historical guise of religious zealotry set by the Spanish Inquisition. Meanwhile, the argument made supporting said statement offers that the conflict in question was a battle between two stark scientific models of astronomy, these being Ptolemaic astronomy and Copernican astronomy. At this point, each of these two models of the subject both differs, the Ptolemaic system stating

Still, this particular theory concluded that the sun was indeed the epicenter of the solar system, advocating for heliocentricity. Nevertheless, Galileo strongly argued for a non-literal interpretation of Holy Scripture, when the literal interpretation would contradict facts about the physical world proved by mathematical science. That is to say, searching for the truth through his telescopic observations, he concluded that the Copernican theory was mathematically sound, but also physical reality. Yet, an understanding of his scriptural belief exists through the Letter to Castelli; a document addressed to a student. In detail the letter was arguing that the Bible must experience clarification in the light of what science had shown to be true. Thus, properly identifying his religious beliefs in his stance of heliocentric ideology. However, it was the literal interpretation conducted by the church that was the cause of disagreement, the Church disapproving of this theory because the Holy Scriptures state that the Earth is at the center, not the Sun. As the contents of the Bible had literal interpretation, the publishing of these books proved, to the Church, that Copernicus and Galileo were sinners; they preached, through their writing, that the Bible was