Copernicus and the trial of Galileo

The heliocentric theory is basically the theory that the Sun is the center of the universe and all planets revolve around it. On the other hand, the geocentric theory is the theory that the Earth is the center of the universe and all planets revolve around it. The geocentric theory came first. After the Scientific Revolution, scientists began thinking about science more. Soon after, they developed many advanced math and science skills. With these skills they were able to figure out that Earth was not, in fact, the center of the universe. It was the Sun that planets revolved around. So, therefore, the correct theory is heliocentrism.

Galileo Galilei faced trial in 1633. The Catholic church had put him on trial because he had written in his book his idea that the planets did not revolve around the Sun. He wrote that the planets revolved around the Sun, not the Earth. He had gotten the idea of heliocentrism from Copernicus. The Catholic church believed in geocentrism because of the Bible and Galileo believed in heliocentrism because of science and his studies. The Catholic church was very big and powerful during those ancient times. Since Galileo had disagreed with the teachings of the Bible, he was immediately looked down on by people of the Church. The people of the Church had also thought he was disrespecting God and the Bible for disagreeing.

Scientific Revolution: The Scientific Method

The Scientific Revolution started after people thought of new ways of thinking about ideas of science. One of these ideas was from the ancient Greeks and Christians back during that time. They believe that our planet earth was the center of the universe and that the sun and planets each revolved around it. Scientists would try to prove or disprove each other by experimenting. They would test theories over and over. During the Scientific Revolution, scientists came up with more theories and did more testing as time went by. The ideas of science became more clear to them by doing this.

The scientific method has multiple steps. It is used when someone is trying to prove something by doing an experiment. Many people, including scientists, use this method when they want to test something. Some of the first people to use this were scientists during the Scientific Revolution. In order to use the scientific method, you must think of what you want to test first. A scientist named Galileo supposedly used this method when he stood on the Leaning Tower of Pisa to prove that two objects can fall at the same speed despite their weight differences. This can be an example of an experiment using the scientific method. Galileo started with his theory that two objects can fall at the same speed even though their weights are different. He had his hypothesis. He then tested over and over and disproved those who believed that two objects can't fall at the same speed if they have different weights. The scientific method starts with a theory. You would have to make observations with the information you already have about your theory. Then, you would make predictions and form an educated guess, or a hypothesis. The hypothesis would be what you think will happen when doing the tests and why. Next, you would experiment to test your hypothesis. Finally, you would observe what happens and see if your hypothesis was correct or not.

Evolution Vs. Creation

According to Darwin's Theory of Evolution, humans, animals, and all other living things have evolved from living things that have lived in the past over the last several years. The reason why we see the changes in the appearance of these living things is because of natural selection. Natural selection is when a species has traits used to their advantage. For example, a polar bear has thick fur to keep it warm since it lives in the arctic regions. With these traits, the polar bear can survive the environment it lives in. But, if it didn't have these traits it would not survive. Many years ago some species might have had traits that wouldn't allow them to survive and therefore they weren't able to move on. A living organism from the species could have grown new traits that they pass on to their offspring that would allow them to live on.
Many other people may believe in Creationism. It is most common for religious people to believe in Creationism. Creationism is the belief that man and the world was made by God, or some other person with such power. People who believe in Christianity or any religion similar to that may think that God created Adam and Eve first. After creating them, it all moved on from there and soon humans and animals walked the Earth. Other religions believe something different. They have their own story.
After learning more about evolution and Creationism, I'm not sure which one I want to believe in. However, I grew up believing in Creationism. At the age where I started asking questions about life, which was around the age 5 or 6, my parents answered telling me that God had created life. So those answers remained in my head. I guess I can say I believe in a little bit of both, evolution because it's scientific and creationism because of what I grew up with.