Hence, the rediscovery of the ideas of classical manuscripts catalyzed a paradigm shift: the disproof of the geocentric model and the advent of the heliocentric model which laid the foundation for other astronomers to discover more about the universe. This paradigm shift, set the stage for a complete change in people's mindset and served as an example of the victory of empiricism over Gnosticism, the hallmark of the gradual onset of the Scientific Revolution. ...

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Since the 17th century European renaissance, the debate about the relationship between religion and science has never been put to a rest. Even today, there are a diversity of theory describing the relationship between those two fields. Although different models of this relationship were supported by...

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