Science Revises the Haeavens
PHI215 --- Film Response Form
Daniel Wray, Instructor
Name: ______Denise M Porter________________ Date: ____March 24, 2012___
Title of Film: ______Science Revises the Heavens___________________________
Summarize the theme(s) or thesis of the film:
The film discusses the different discoveries (mostly in astronomy) which led to the scientific revolution.
List important facts or points you observe in the film:
· In today’s world: 1. Space exploration 2. Genes are engineered and replicated in labs. 3. Electricity 4. Live television 5. Computers
All of these things affect our daily lives and most of us take them for granted.
· We are “healthier, wealthier, more comfortable, and better informed than ever before”.
· All of the progress listed above is based on science and science is about prediction based on universal laws.
· Our scientific progress can be attributed to a crisis in Vienna in 1535. The Protestant Luther and the Catholic Church were at odds. 30 years and 5 Popes later, rules were set down which made every Priest go to school and pass exams, limited the extreme lifestyles of Bishops, gave the Inquisition unbridled power over those who would not adhere to Roman Catholic “law”, produced a list of books citizens and clergy could and could not read, cracked down on dogma, established rules for marriage, set up the Jesuits as policemen of the Church, and established the rule of law that anyone who dare openly question the Bible or any part of it would be jailed or worse.
· The Catholic Church updated their appearance in an effort to make attending services more appealing and less boring. The murals which are so famous today are an example of the upgrade they chose to do to the Cathedrals. Barouche art became a staple of the interior designs of the Roman Catholic Church.
· All of this effort was put forth to bring the people back to church. The Church view “salvation-wise” was that certain traditions should be
Daniel Wray, Instructor
Name: ______Denise M Porter________________ Date: ____March 24, 2012___
Title of Film: ______Science Revises the Heavens___________________________
Summarize the theme(s) or thesis of the film:
The film discusses the different discoveries (mostly in astronomy) which led to the scientific revolution.
List important facts or points you observe in the film:
· In today’s world: 1. Space exploration 2. Genes are engineered and replicated in labs. 3. Electricity 4. Live television 5. Computers
All of these things affect our daily lives and most of us take them for granted.
· We are “healthier, wealthier, more comfortable, and better informed than ever before”.
· All of the progress listed above is based on science and science is about prediction based on universal laws.
· Our scientific progress can be attributed to a crisis in Vienna in 1535. The Protestant Luther and the Catholic Church were at odds. 30 years and 5 Popes later, rules were set down which made every Priest go to school and pass exams, limited the extreme lifestyles of Bishops, gave the Inquisition unbridled power over those who would not adhere to Roman Catholic “law”, produced a list of books citizens and clergy could and could not read, cracked down on dogma, established rules for marriage, set up the Jesuits as policemen of the Church, and established the rule of law that anyone who dare openly question the Bible or any part of it would be jailed or worse.
· The Catholic Church updated their appearance in an effort to make attending services more appealing and less boring. The murals which are so famous today are an example of the upgrade they chose to do to the Cathedrals. Barouche art became a staple of the interior designs of the Roman Catholic Church.
· All of this effort was put forth to bring the people back to church. The Church view “salvation-wise” was that certain traditions should be