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What percent of people believe that the earth is the center of the universe?
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About 99% of the population believed that the Earth was at the center of the universe. One major reason was because it had been the main belief since the time of Aristotle. Some people heard about Heliocentrism, but refused to accept it because they just didn't care. It didn't affect them in anyway if the earth was at the center or not. This society was very agrarian, so as long as the fields were good it didn't matter. The Scientific Revolution was a movement of the elite, a small percentage of the population which shared ideas in books that were meant to be read by intelligent people, not the laity.
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What was the conflict in Galileo life?
There was a major conflict with the catholic church. They reportedly did not think the time was right to allow people to believe that the world was not the center of the universe, as was implied by the bible.
A long time ago people believed that the - blank - was the center of the universe?
Earth
What did people believe in that was in the center of the earth?
Pythagoras believed that there was a massive fireball in the center of the Earth
Who was forced to admit publicly that the earth motionless at the center of the universe?
You're thinking of Galileo; however, the fact that he had to deny, or "abjure," was that the Earth orbited the Sun instead of the other way around. People probably did think of the Earth as the center of the universe, however, the concept of "universe" was nothing like what it is today. Even the term used, "cosmos," meant both "universe" and "world."
Why was Galileo's discovery so threatening to the church?
because catholics believed in geocentrism which is the theory that everything revolves around the earth, and for someone to disprove this theory would probably annoy them.The Church was scared of losing their power/political authority if people found out that there were flaws behind the church's beliefs. They even burned Giordano Bruno at the stake for believing that the stars were suns and that the universe was infinite. The pope at the time then said it heresy to believe in heliocentrism. Heliocentrism meant that the sun was in the center of the solar system and the planets revolved around it. But the church had said that the Earth was in the center. And that the Earth was the center of the universe and that the Catholic church was the center of religion in the world.
What did people believe was at the center of the universe?
cheese.
What did ancient people believe was the center of the universe?
they believed that the earth was the center.
What did people of early civilations believe was the center of the universe?
i do believe its FAMILY
What did people believe before Copernicus?
that the earth was the center of the universe and that the earth wAS FLAT
What did people believe is at the center of the universe?
If you were Chinese, the Forbidden City. If you were European, Europe.
Why did people believe earth was center of universe?
Because it was the old catholic churches teachings.
What did people use to think the center of the universe was?
People used to think that the earth was the center of the universe.
Why did the Chinese people believe they were the center of the universe?
They believed they were more superior and more advance than the other ancient civilizations. (Just as we do now.)
Who did early people think was the center of the universe?
the earth
What percent of people do not believe in bigfoot?
60 percent of people do not believe in sasquatch personally I'm part of the 40 percent that does
What was the conflict in Galileo life?
There was a major conflict with the catholic church. They reportedly did not think the time was right to allow people to believe that the world was not the center of the universe, as was implied by the bible.
What percent of people do not believe in global warming?
Zero Percent of informed People.
