... the tension between religion and science; his letter tried to open the minds of people to new findings. It also examined the true meaning of the scripture and then correctly interprets it. Church officials were unwilling to except new findings because of their own self-pride and fear. Galileo accused them of, "showing a greater fondness for their own opinions than for the truth, they sought to deny and disprove the new things which, if they had cared to look for themselves, their own sense would have demonstrated to them" (Galileo 1). Galileo brought to light the idea that the laws the Church held in high esteem could be wrong. The church's unwillingness to except the new ideas could be compared to a game of dominos. If one domino falls they all fall. If the church opened themselves up to one new idea they would have to be willing to except ...

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