Galileo

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Term Paper Title	Galileo
# of Words	1638
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	6.55

Galileo

Galileo

"Whereas Galileo spent his last days under house arrest and was formally
condemned by the Church for his scientific views, the elder Darwin was widely
respected by the Anglican Church and was buried at the Westminster Abbey, an
honor reserved for only the most illustrious personages of Great Britain.  The
reason for the two scientists' very different fortunes is simple: Galileo
couldn't prove the Copernican hypothesis but Darwin was able to demonstrate the
truth of his theory of evolution." In the world of Galileo proof was what was
needed to succeed with a scientific hypothesis.  In the world of Darwin proof
was not needed for a scientific hypothesis to succeed.  There were many
differences in the worlds of these two great scientists that lead to the
reaction to their respective scientific hypothesize.  It was not their beliefs
alone that led to their peer's views it was also the way each of them conducted
themselves.  Galileo worked his way to become a respected scientist by most of
the intellectual community but he was also despised by many because of his
background and because of his attitude towards others.  Darwin was well
respected by the intellectual community, but the difference was the way they
conducted themselves when they were dealing with their hypothesizes.

Galileo's Hypothesis

     Galileo was well known for standing up for what he believed in and
pushing the things he wanted.  He was constantly writing letters and engaging in
debates over the issue of Copernicanism.  Galileo's entire reason for doing this
was to make the scientific and religious communities accept that Copernicanism
was actually a fact and that there was enough proof to believe it. One example
of the way Galileo strongly pushed his beliefs on others was the way he preached
Copernicanism to the people of Rome in 1615.  While he was in Rome trying to
improve the church's opinion of him, Galileo was also debating the Aristotelians
over this issue and beating them at their own game.  Because of his natural
talent for debate and because of his intelligence was able to outwit the
Aristotelians in these debates.  Galileo acted this way because he believed that
he was in a position to make these kinds of statements without getting on the
wrong side of the church.  These actions show that Galileo was very insistent
upon his ideas and upon what other people and the church thought of them.  By
preaching and debating Galileo was trying to force his ideas into acceptan...

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