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Grand Paradigms

Grand Paradigms. Basic western model, 500 BC – 1543 AD Humans are the centre of the Universe Humans were placed here by God/Gods Human purpose is the worship of God/Gods Religion is the path of truth. Model of the universe. God Humans Animals Anything else. Which God ?.

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Grand Paradigms

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  1. Grand Paradigms Basic western model, 500 BC – 1543 AD • Humans are the centre of the Universe • Humans were placed here by God/Gods • Human purpose is the worship of God/Gods • Religion is the path of truth

  2. Model of the universe God Humans Animals Anything else

  3. Which God ?

  4. Nicolaus Copernicus

  5. Geocentric model, Ptolemy

  6. 1543…

  7. Paradigm shift • A huge change in thinking… • Catholic Church violently opposed this shift • Copernicus, Galileo & Kepler persecuted • In 1633 Galileo was convicted of grave suspicion of heresy for "following the position of Copernicus, which is contrary to the true sense and authority of Holy Scripture"

  8. In 1758 the general prohibition against works advocating heliocentrism was removed from the Index of prohibited books, although the specific ban on uncensored versions of the Dialogue and Copernicus's De Revolutionibus remained.[92] All traces of official opposition to heliocentrism by the Church disappeared in 1835 when these works were finally dropped from the Index.

  9. On 15 February 1990, in a speech delivered at the Sapienza University of Rome, Cardinal Ratzinger cited some current views on the Galileo affair as forming what he called "a symptomatic case that permits us to see how deep the self-doubt of the modern age, of science and technology goes today."[

  10. On 31 October 1992, Pope John Paul II expressed regret for how the Galileo affair was handled, and officially conceded that the Earth was not stationary, as the result of a study conducted by the Pontifical Council for Culture

  11. Enlightenment Paradigm • Man is rational & superior to all things • Reason is the gift of God • Man’s purpose is to investigate the universe • Science is the source of truth

  12. New Celestial pyramid God Mind Design Order Chaos Nothing

  13. More Paradigms • Atheism develops post 1543 • Darwin’s paradigm, evolution • We are not created by God • Freud showed we are not in control of our behaviour…sex…sub-conscious • Are we rational, self controlled ? • Einstein…space & time not fixed • Heisenburg, particles positions can never be known

  14. Modern Paradigm… Humans are random evolutionary accidents Humans are one of billions of species Probably other planets with life There is no God There is no purpose to life There is no path to truth « Oh my Gawd…Whats the point !»

  15. Why are we here ? • How did we get here ? • What is the point of life ?

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