One group of the religious looked upon the absorption with secondary causes as a deflection from contemplation of the divine Primary Cause and hence suspect, if not heretical, especially when propositions like the Copernican hypothesis, touted as absolute truths, contradicted the literal sense of the Bible.
The years when Jesuits established their first schools coincided with the beginning of the so-called scientific revolution and the origin of modern science. In 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus had published his book, De revolutionibus orbium celestium, in which he proposed the heliocentric system, which brought a radical change to astronomy and cosmology.
If there was an infinity of worlds, as Bruno maintained, for whom in particular had Christ died on this earth? If the universe was eternal, what would become of God the Creator? Acceptance of the Copernican cosmology was a religious act that bore serious consequences in its contradiction of the biblical texts.
But I don’t think it’s coincidence
And I don’t believe in accidents
It’s time to ask ourselves
Why are we still here?
Space guy fell from the sky –
Scratched my head and wondered why
This is no place, but here I am…
Moon voyages became popular in the 1630s, their underlying inspiration Galileo’s telescope and the curiosity it piqued about the planet; but the way of reaching the new world on the moon was more important than the substance of an ideal society. Kepler’s Somnium of a man on the moon viewing the earth was in the service of the Copernican hypothesis.
For all the places I have been,
I’m no place without you
Once we are committed to this ideology of cosmic evolution, the narrow five millennia of recorded history with their minor progressions, regressions, cycles, and sinusoidal curves appear terrifyingly diminished. And yet the neo-evolutionists would insist that their teachings are raising man to a higher rather than a lower place in the scheme of things. Far from being dethroned as the king of nature, he is restored to a grander position than he occupied before the Copernican revolution.
Lift me up so high that I cannot fall
And the one change of this kind implied by the abandonment of the geocentric system was, as is evident from what has already been said, the reverse of that often attributed to the new astronomy; to remove man from the centre of things was to raise him from his low estate.
From that day on, I began to think of people not as the masters of space and time but as participants in a great cosmic chain of being…
Neil deGrasse Tyson
The Cosmic Perspective
The earth may now be a mere planet moving around the sun, but man is no longer confined to it. His spiritual energy, his reason, his brain power, his psyche, his consciousness have become the center and the purpose of the whole universe, of the cosmic process.
Open up your mind and see like me –
Open up your plans and, damn, you’re free –
Look into your heart,
and you’ll find that the sky is yours
They say in Heaven, love comes first –
We’ll make Heaven a place on Earth
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For All the Places I Have Been, I’m No Place Without YouFor all the places I have been, I'm no place without youSource: Cecilia and the Satellite by Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Lift Me Up So High That I Cannot FallLift me up so high that I cannot fallSource: Flood (Jars of Clay) by Jars of Clay
Open Up Your Mind and See like MeOpen up your mind and see like me - Open up your plans and, damn, you're free - Look into your heart, and you'll find that the sky is yoursSource: I’m Yours by Jason Mraz
Space Guy Fell From the SkySpace guy fell from the sky - Scratched my head and wondered whySource: E=MC2 by Big Audio Dynamite
We’ll Make Heaven a Place on EarthThey say in Heaven, love comes first - We'll make Heaven a place on EarthSource: Heaven Is a Place on Earth by Belinda Carlisle
Why Are We Still Here?But I don't think it's coincidence, and I don't believe in accidents - It's time to ask ourselves - Why are we still here?Source: Still Here by Information Society
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A Grander Position Than He Occupied Before the Copernican RevolutionOnce we are committed to this ideology of cosmic evolution, the narrow five millennia of recorded history with their minor progressions, regressions, cycles, and sinusoidal curves appear terrifyingly diminished. And yet the neo-evolutionists would insist that their teachings are raising...Source: Utopian Thought in the Western World by Frank E. Manuel
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A Radical Change to Astronomy and CosmologyThe years when Jesuits established their first schools coincided with the beginning of the so-called scientific revolution and the origin of modern science. In 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus had published his book, De revolutionibus orbium celestium, in which he proposed the...Source: Jesuit Contribution to Science by Agustín Udías
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Acceptance of the Copernican Cosmology Was a Religious ActIf there was an infinity of worlds, as Bruno maintained, for whom in particular had Christ died on this earth? If the universe was eternal, what would become of God the Creator? Acceptance of the Copernican cosmology was a religious...
Source: Utopian Thought in the Western World by Frank E. Manuel
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Man on the Moon Viewing the Earth Was in the Service of the Copernican HypothesisMoon voyages became popular in the 1630s, their underlying inspiration Galileo’s telescope and the curiosity it piqued about the planet; but the way of reaching the new world on the moon was more important than the substance of an ideal...
Source: Utopian Thought in the Western World by Frank E. Manuel
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Participants in a Great Cosmic Chain of BeingFrom that day on, I began to think of people not as the masters of space and time but as participants in a great cosmic chain of being...Sources
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The Earth May Now Be a Mere Planet Moving Around the SunThe earth may now be a mere planet moving around the sun, but man is no longer confined to it. His spiritual energy, his reason, his brain power, his psyche, his consciousness have become the center and the purpose of...
Source: Utopian Thought in the Western World by Frank E. Manuel
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To Remove Man From the Centre of Things Was To Raise Him From His Low EstateAnd the one change of this kind implied by the abandonment of the geocentric system was, as is evident from what has already been said, the reverse of that often attributed to the new astronomy; to remove man from the...Source: The Great Chain of Being by Arthur Oncken Lovejoy
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Touted as Absolute TruthsOne group of the religious looked upon the absorption with secondary causes as a deflection from contemplation of the divine Primary Cause and hence suspect, if not heretical, especially when propositions like the Copernican hypothesis, touted as absolute truths, contradicted...
Source: Utopian Thought in the Western World by Frank E. Manuel
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