When.Science.And.Religion.Clash Poem by narayana aghalaya

When.Science.And.Religion.Clash

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WHEN.SCIENCE.AND.RELIGION.CLASH
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question.-.earth.orbits.sun.or.vice.versa?
Galileo's.proof, to.church, was.heresy


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to.its.superstition, Church.firmly.held
the.science.rebellion.had.to.be.quelled


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'recant.or.else.face.execution'
ordered.the.Roman.Inquisition



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Galileo.recanted; saved.his.life
but.quietly.stuck.to.his.belief



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when..placed.under.house.arrest
Galileo.muttered'and.yet.it.moves'

from.science, Church.had.no.more.rest
over.religion.science.won, by.jove!


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for.one.man, one.small.step, one.of.its.kind
a.giant.leap.for.all.of.mankind.*


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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: religion
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Galileo.Galilei
Astronomer
Galileo.Galilei.was.an.Italian.polymath..Galileo.is.a.central.figure.in.the.transition.from.natural.philosophy.to.modern.science.and.in.the.transformation.of.the.scientific.Renaissance.into.a.scientific.revolution
Born: .15.February.1564, .Pisa, .Italy
Died: .8.January.1642, .Arcetri

'.and.yet.it.moves'.-.the.words.supposed.to.have.been.uttered.by.Galileo.to.his.close.friends, while.being.shifted.from.one.house.to.another.during.his.arrest..

*..I.have.slightly.modified.Neil.Armstrong's.famous.quote.(as.he.landed.on.the.Moon) ..!
" That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Valsa George 12 November 2018

There has always been clash between Science and Religion! Time proved that Galileo was right though he was unnecessarily persecuted by the church! At times Church behaves as it is infallible. A judicious mixture of reason and faith is always advisable to fanatic adherence to religion! A poem with a solid truth for us to ponder. A sure 10

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