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WorksheetsScience, Theology, and the Copernican Revolution
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 7mins
Read the following two selections from the article.
In 1543, the Polish astronomer and cleric Nicolaus Copernicus had already proposed that movements in the skies could be predicted more accurately than before if one supposes that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun.
In biblical times, for example, the religious drama of salvation assumed a three-level picture of the cosmos: the heavens fixed firmly above; the Earth beneath; and then, lower still, the underworld, the dwelling place of the dead. In the seventeenth century, most religious believers took the biblical portrait of nature literally. Certain passages in the Bible insinuated that the Sun moves and the Earth stands still.
How do these two selections contribute to the effectiveness of the author's exposition?
They present a claim and a counterclaim about whether science and religion are capable of co-existing.
They present a contrast between a scientific view of the heavens and the more religious or philosophical view.
They describe a theory about the movement of Earth and Sun and evidence to support the validity of that theory.
They describe an astrological event and then add more details to help readers to visualize the event
What purpose is served by including in the article examples of Ptolemy's and Aristotle’s theories?
to illustrate that some philosophers were inspired by the works of Copernicus and Galileo
to explain that some philosophers staunchly opposed Galileo's findings
to bring attention to ancient philosophers who theorized against geocentric visions of nature
to highlight ancient philosophies that pointed to the Universe as orderly and perfect.
Read the paragraph from the article.
Modern astronomy gradually robbed the heavens of their perfection, and their transparency to God. Tycho Brahe (1546–1601), for example, shocked people by showing that comets and supernovae existed beyond the Moon. Both of these show change and newness in an area that was thought to be perfectly stable. Now the sky above showed itself to be imperfect after all. It could no longer adequately represent the unchanging perfection of God. Johannes Kepler (1571–1630), moreover, calculated that planets move in "ugly" elliptical (oval) patterns rather than perfectly circular orbits. Careful new observations increasingly demonstrated that the heavens, like things on Earth, are ordinary after all.
What is a way that this paragraph contributes to the author's claim?
It lists various scientific discoveries that began to disprove previously held religious beliefs of the heaven
It lists various scientific discoveries that dispute the findings that both Copernicus and Galileo made.
It highlights the beliefs of several scientists who felt that religion and science did not mix well together.
It highlights the beliefs of several scientists who felt that their discoveries proved that God was an immutable
force.
Which of the following details is LEAST useful for supporting the idea that Galileo viewed religion and science as separate?
In his later and more controversial work, "Dialogue of the Two Chief World Systems," Galileo could scarcely conceal his growing conviction that the Copernican universe must now replace the Ptolemaic one. His increasingly bold teachings and writings eventually led, in 1633, to the Catholic Church's notorious condemnation of Galileo's new science and to his being put under house arrest until his death in 1642
Galileo's opinion, however, was that the Bible should not be read as a source of scientific information, a position that the Catholic Church now officially accepts. The Bible has nothing to contribute to any knowledge that human beings can gather on their own, that is, with their own natural powers of observation and mathematical reasoning. Galileo continued to believe that the Bible was inspired literature, but he cautioned that people miss the religious meaning of Scripture whenever they treat it as a source of scientific truths.
In his "Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina," Galileo claimed the support of the renowned early Christian writer Augustine of Hippo (354–430 CE). Augustine had pointed out that Christian instruction should not insist that converts to Christianity take the cosmology of the Bible literally. To do so would only prevent those who can't accept the literal cosmology from taking the religious meaning seriously in the Scriptures.
Some historians and scientists have assumed wrongly that Galileo's clash with his Church means that he saw a conflict between science and faith. However, he never thought of his observations and ideas as contrary to the basic teachings of his faith. For him science has little or nothing to do with theology.
Bonus Question: Read the section “A crossroads for science and theology”. Which piece of evidence from the article is MOST relevant to the author's argument?
"Spirituality" is the quest for a vision of reality that will give people courage, hope, and some degree of happiness in the midst of life's inevitable tribulations.
For centuries, Ptolemaic astronomy had provided a framework for spiritual inspiration. For most people, the skies held visible hints of a better world.
The perfectly circular movement of heavenly bodies and the faultless spherical geometry of the Sun and Moon, for example, offered at least a hint of the infinite beauty that seemed to lie beyond our shadowy and perishable world.
The new science, however, seemed to call all of this "in doubt," as Donne puts it. With the more precise astronomical measurements by Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo, the heavens were undergoing a series of demotions that dimmed their luster.
Based on the class syllabus, what percentage is deducted daily for late work?
30%
50%
35%
Percentage points are not deducted because late work is not accepted.
Based on Syllabus and Mr. Alfonso's morning announcements, which of the following activities are permitted during class?
Students are permitted to use cell phones during class.
Students are permitted to consume food and beverages during class.
Students are permitted to wear hoodies during class.
None of the activities in the illustration are permitted during class.
Students are permitted into class without an updated school approved ID.
FALSE
TRUE
According to Google Classroom, students are required to perform community service hours for the 2nd Nine Weeks. Hence, to receive an A for this quarter students will be REQUIRE to submit a TOTAL of _____ hours by _____.
5 hours by December 9th
10 hours by October 14th
5 hours by December 25th
10 hours by December 9th
