Religious Responses to the Rise of Science (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Quizzes
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What did the scientific method combine?
What did the scientific method combine?
Maths reasoning & observation/experiment
What method replaced Aristotle's deductive approach?
What method replaced Aristotle's deductive approach?
Inductive method
What was Galileo's major work called?
What was Galileo's major work called?
Discourses Concerning Two Chief World Systems
How long did RCC suppress science in Catholic territories?
How long did RCC suppress science in Catholic territories?
Over 200 years
How did RCC interpret biblical passages about Earth?
How did RCC interpret biblical passages about Earth?
Literally
What was Church opposition fundamentally about?
What was Church opposition fundamentally about?
Authority to determine truth
How did many Protestants view science?
How did many Protestants view science?
Way to understand God's creation
What two 'books' did Protestants believe God used?
What two 'books' did Protestants believe God used?
Scripture and Nature
How many Royal Society founders were Puritans?
How many Royal Society founders were Puritans?
7 out of 10
Which Protestant leaders condemned Copernicus?
Which Protestant leaders condemned Copernicus?
Luther and Melanchthon
What did the Reformation reduce in Protestant nations?
What did the Reformation reduce in Protestant nations?
Centralized church authority
Where did discoveries increasingly occur post-Galileo?
Where did discoveries increasingly occur post-Galileo?
Protestant rather than Catholic countries