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Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) Bridging the gap between science and religion: 2 of 12

Historically, science and religion are at odds. Since the beginning of scientific discoveries, the church has fought to slow science's progress. When Galileo Galilei substantiated Nicolaus Copernicus's heliocentric model of the solar system, proving the sun- not the earth, was the center of the solar system, the church not only forced him to provide equal proof for the opposite (their belief), but put him under house arrest for the remainder of his life anyway. The church killed scientists, branded them, and dumped their bodies in the streets. Witch hunts originated because the church spre...
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