Episode 103: Brief History of Galileo Galilei (1610-1613)

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Science & Religion 101

28 calificaciones

University of Alberta

Science & Religion 101

28 calificaciones

This course examines the nature of both science and religion and attempts to explore the possible relationships between them. The primary purpose is to dispel the popular myth that science and religion are entrenched in a never-ending conflict. As a result, this course argues that if the limits of both science and religion are respected, then their relationship can be complementary. Topics include: Science and Religion Categories and Foundational Principles, Definitions of Science and Religion, Science-Religion Models and Relationships, Intelligent Design and Natural Revelation, the Galileo Affair, Geology and Noah’s Flood, Evolution and Darwin’s Religious Beliefs, the Modern “Evolution” vs. “Creation” Debate, the Problem of Evil, and Interpretations of the Biblical Accounts of Origins in Genesis 1-11. The course employs a Constructive Teaching Style in order that students can develop their personal views on the relationship between science and religion and on each of the topics listed above. St. Joseph's College is a Catholic, undergraduate, liberal arts college on the University of Alberta campus. It is an independent institution that is affiliated with the University of Alberta.

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Astronomy & the Galileo Affair

This is the first of three weeks examining historical events related to Science and Religion in order to draw lessons for today. Beginning with the famed astronomer Galileo, we will discover that he was a devout Christian and that he fully embraced the Two Divine Books (Book of God’s Word & Book of God’s Works) relationship of Science and Religion. His “Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina” (1615) is a rich source of insights on how to interpret Scripture and how to relate science and Christianity. We will then apply lessons from the Galileo Affair to the debate over biological evolution in ordered to assist people struggling with this science today. This week also begins an extensive series of Hermeneutical Principles demonstrating that the Bible has an ancient understanding of the structure of the world known as the “3-tier universe.”

Episode 98: Key Thoughts. Brief History of Astronomy5:12

Episode 99: Brief History of Astronomy (Continued)4:34

Episode 100: Copernicus. On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres (1543)5:14

Episode 101: Conclusion: Brief History of Astronomy. Brief History of Galileo Galilei (1564-1585)5:09

Episode 102: Brief History of Galileo Galilei (1589-1609)4:28

Episode 103: Brief History of Galileo Galilei (1610-1613)4:34

Episode 104: Brief History of Galileo Galilei (1615-1624)4:06

Episode 105: Brief History of Galileo Galilei (1631-1642)3:42

Episode 106: Conclusion: Brief History of Galileo Galilei3:54

Episode 107: Galileo’s Hermeneutics and Science & Religion Relationship. (1) Foundational Principle: The Two Divine Books5:47

Episode 108: (2) Nature: The Book of God’s Works4:43

Episode 109: (3) Scripture: The Book of God’s Words4:07

Episode 110: Scripture: The Book of God’s Words (Continued). (4) Conflict between Galileo & His Critics5:19

Episode 111: Conflict between Galileo & His Critics (Continued)4:25

Episode 112: Conclusion: Galileo’s Hermeneutics and Science & Religion Relationship3:32

Episode 113: Galileo’s Hermeneutical Gaffe: Literalism & Concordism5:09

Episode 114: The “Apology to Galileo”4:36

Episode 115: Conclusion: Astronomy & the Galileo Affair3:29

Episode 116: Conclusion: Astronomy & the Galileo Affair (Continued)2:45

Hermeneutics 12: St. Augustine's Pastoral Perspective regarding Science & Religion3:53

Hermeneutics 13: Phenomenological Perspective of Nature: The 3-Tier Universe3:13

Hermeneutics 13A: The Earth & Ancient Geography14:06

Conoce a los instructores

Denis Lamoureux
Associate Professor
St. Joseph's College

Episode 103.

In 1610 Galileo's book Starry Messenger was published.

Its thesis argued that telescope findings reveal

the Aristotelian universe is incorrect.

Once again, Galileo claimed That Aristotle was wrong but

in this book Galileo was ambiguous about heliocentrism.

The second edition of Starry Messenger made Galileo famous throughout Europe and

led to a frenzy of telescope watching.

They were a variety of Aristotelian reactions to Galileo's telescope findings

in the Starry Messenger.

Some refused to use the telescope, others claimed to see nothing.

There were those who argued flaws in the lenses.

Some Aristotelians claimed the findings were optical illusions, and

some even accused Galileo of fraud.

We can ask the question of whether these Aristotelian reactions

are similar to the anti-evolutionary arguments today.

Some anti-evolutionists refuse to study fossils.

Others claim to see no transitional fossils.

And there are those who argue flaws in the fossil record.

Some claim transitional fossils are illusions and

even represent diseased creatures.

Sadly there are anti-evolutionists that accuse paleontologists of fraud and

even demonic deception.

It was following the publication of the Starry Messenger that the clergy was drawn

into the debate.

We have to remember Galileo wrote his books in Italian,

the language of the common people.

As a result a reasonable pastoral concern was emerging was Galileo

undermining the faith of Christians with his astronomy.

Still in 1610, Galileo left the University of Padua and returned to Florence.

There he became the philosopher and

mathematician of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Positions like this were the opportunity to challenge

the ideas in the universities.

In 1611, Galileo visited Rome.

It was a very positive visit.

He had a very good dialogue with the astronomers at the Roman college.

The priests of this college are Jesuits, who were known for

their excellent scholarship.

In fact, Galileo was elected to the Lincean Academy

which is a scientific society.

And Galileo even had an audience with the pope who was impressed with him and

his work.

The following year,

in 1612, saw the publication of Galileo's Discourse on Floating Bodies.

The thesis of this book was that authority in science is based on experiments.

In other words, induction is the method of science.

Galileo argued that science is not based on the works of Aristotle.

Such an approach uses deduction.

Once again, Galileo in this book continued to show that Aristotle is wrong.

In 1613 Galileo's Letters on Sunpots was published.

In this book he fully embraces Copernican heliocentric astronomy.

And notably, the Lyceum Academy in Rome publishes it.

In the same year of 1613,

there was a famous breakfast in which the Grand Duchess Christina

asked about the theological implications of Galileo's astronomy.

In particular, was Galileo undermining Christian faith?

Benedetto Castelli was at this breakfast.

And he informed Galileo of the concerns raised by the Grand Duchess,

who was the mother of Galileo's employer, the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

This led Galileo to outline his hermeneutics, and

views on science and religion.

His first response was known as the letter to Castelli, written in 1613.

And it was later expanded to the letter to the Grand Duchess in 1615.

In the next sub-section we will examine the letter to Christina, and I assure you,

you will find it to be quite a remarkable theological document.

End of Episode.

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