The Scientific Revolution(16th-18th century) was an important moment in the history of Western Civilization, born out of the desire to question previously held truths on science and search for new answers. Answers that scientific greats such as Copernicus, Vesalius, Galileo, Newton, and countless others spent their lives coming up with. Interestingly enough, its been observed that as long as science has existed, so too has the assertion that religion is explicitly tied to the development of science, and according to some, that it is Christianity, specifically, that led to its creation. Such an assertion has raised numerous questions for generations of historians and sociology scholars who have studied the many ways in which Christian religious beliefs and ideas played important roles in the development of what has become known and modern science. Questions like: …show more content…
Was Christianity responsible, as some historians have argued, or perhaps even necessary, for the rise of modern science? These topics of religion and science are ones with a tumultuous history, a history that even today is fraught with inconstancies and unknowns. Wether or not they will ever be reconciled is still up for debate, but one thing is certain, it wont be any time soon. There seems to be two distinct sides to this argument, those who believe that Christianity played a starring role in the creation of the sciences, and those who don’t. Those who claim that Christianity played a pivotal role in the development of science, offer up many arguments in support of these claims. One argument is that because many great men of science were in some way affiliated with