Scientific Revolution1

With every hearsay convict there was one who slipped through the tight fist of the church. Many great people died at the stake, people who may have altered the way that we think of things to this day. By confronting the ideas of our forefathers, we are sure to produce those who our own era can be proud to call enlightened thinkers

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. Ideas flourished among the intellectuals of society. At any rate, the thinkers that rose out of the ashes of the Dark Ages set precedence for generations to follow. These men had answers for everything. They could provide an opinion on any subject, and would be glad to do so.

It was not only science that blossomed in this time of great change. We have evolved into a society of great modern day thinkers who challenge traditional notions. We are a global community that is freer to accept new ideas than any other point in history. People had embraced the church so passionately that anything other that what the church believed to uphold in accordance to the bible’s teachings was considered hearsay, an act punishable by death. From new social economic systems to abstract thoughts on existence, there was no subject left unturned in their wake. scientists and mathematicians to the surface of intellectual circles. New, idealistic, thinkers emerged and began to spread their views over all of Europe. Could we have comprehended zero gravity without Newton? Could we have understood the concept of space travel without the aid of men like Copernicus and Galileo charting the new frontier of space? Would revolutions in France and America have occurred without the provocative thoughts of Voltaire and Paine? Mankind is a great accomplishment.