Religion vs. Science

While I was reading the section, I noticed that even though the theories of the scientists in this age went against the church, the scientists themselves were religious men and believed in some teachings of the church. Some of them also believed in a divine being, which is interesting to think about when science is involved. Science explains a lot of things, but one thing it doesnt explain is why everything is how it is and why it all started and continues to work. I am sure this question plagued and continues to plague many scientists and regular people.

I was interested to find out more about Galileo's like in particular since he is one of the most famous cases of religion vs. science. Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564. His family was noble. Galileo considered priesthood as a child, but his father believed that medicine would be the best path for him to take. However, Galileo dropped out shortly there after to pursue his passion for mathematics and mechanics. Soon, he became well known by improving on the first versions of the telescope, as well as being the first to observe the seas of the moon and the satellites of Jupiter. Copernicus theorized that the earth was not the center of the universe, but was just one the many planets that orbited around the sun. Though he was smart and very wise, Galileo refrained from becoming a public supporter of the Copernican view for fear of ridicule, and his battles with the church over the subject became legendary in the scientific community. His legacy lives on , however, in physics and is considered to be the first modern scientist. He was a different kind of scientist; Galileo broke tradition and went straight to nature. He was one of the first scientists to experiment to investigate. Physics in his time were seriously erred, and he was out to correct them. In fact, Galileo is considered to be the father of modern physics. His findings are still alive and used today. His life was definitely an interesting and revolutionary one.

http://math.berkeley.edu/~robin/Galileo/life.html