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The church was not upset about heliocentrism. They were upset that Galileo was attempting to reinterpret the words of Bible in order to bolster his astronomical
by andrewprock 4y ago
The church was not upset about heliocentrism. They were upset that Galileo was attempting to reinterpret the words of Bible in order to bolster his astronomical authority.
- andrewprock 4y ago"[Therefore,] when God willed that at Joshua’s command the whole system of the world should rest and should remain for many hours in the same state, it sufficed to make the sun stand still. In this manner, by the stopping of the sun, the day could be lengthened on earth—which agrees exquisitely with the literal sense of the sacred text.” - Galileo Galilei