John Locke and "The Enlightenment"

On July 4, every year we take the time out to remember that special day America recieved its freedom. The Declaration of Independence helped Americans recieve freedom and happiness. Though we know Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence, we don't exactly know who influenced him of writing it.

John Locke (an English Philosopher) wanted positive things for Americans. According to the Document, John seeked for Americans the right to live, liberty, and finally The Pursuit of Happiness. Thomas Jefferson, had similar ideas due to John Locke. He also seeked Americans the Right to Live in peace, Liberty, and Happiness.

According to the Document, the Governemnet recieves its Power from the people. Citizens of the United States are allowed to elect and nominate the Governement Members. In order to balance the rights of the Governement, there is something called "The Three Branches of Government". The Three Branches of Government include, the Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, and The Executive Branch.

Copernicus and The Trial of Galileo

Back in Elementary School we learned about the Solar System and all the Planets. We also learned that the Sun revolves around the Earth. However, back in the 1500s there was a huge debate of which theory is corrected between Heliocentric and Genocentric. Similar to the Evolution vs Creation Debate, people just took information from others without asking for any evidence. We will find out which theory came out first, and which one is correct.

The Genocentric Theory was actually the first theory to come out. This theory supported the fact that the Earth revolved around the Sun. Many were convinced that this theory was the correct theory. However, The Genocentric Theory isn't the correct theory for one reason, the sun isn't the center of the universe. The Sun revolves around the Earth.

The Heliocentric Theory is the most accurate theory. Though some may disagree with it, this theory was actually proven correct. Scientists used the Scientific Method and observed that Earth stood still, while the Sun revolved.

These two theories caused a lot of tension between many people similar to the Evolution vs Creation. The Trial Of Galileo was a case of Science vs Religion (the church). Catholics didn't approve of the fact that the Earth was not the center of the universe. Galileo was punished with House Arrest.

Scientific Revolution: The Scientific Method

Before the 1500s, a lot of People would beleive in something based on what other humans said. No one dared asked for any clues or proofs to support their answer. People continued to beleive in things that weren't proven until the Scienitfic Revolution. The Scienitfic Revolution was a new way of thinking that challenenged these so - called facts proved by the Ancient Greeks and Romans.

The Scientific Method and the Scienitific Revoulution is quite different. Many of us students have used a procedure quite similar to the Scienitific Method. The Scienitific Method include an Observation, Analysis, and Hypothesis. When this method was created, Scientists refused to consume the knowledge of just people. They constantly and constantly experimented to prove or disprove an idea or statement.

One example of a scientist that used the Scientific Method was Galileo. Galileo tested Aristotle wrong when he said heavier objects would be able to fall faster than lighter objects. For approxmiately 1.500 years many believed of this theory. One day, Galileo took numerous objects of numerous weights, and threw them down the Leaning Tower of Pisa. As Galileo dropped the objects he observed that all objects fall at the same rate.

Evolution vs Creation

The theory of Humans evolving from Primates (Evolution) and the theory of Humans being created by God (Creation) is a very good debate for Americans. Fifty Percent of Americans believe in Evolution, and the other Fifty beleive in Creation. When you compare and contrast these two theories, some very good points are mentioned.

Statistics show that Scientists would believe in Evolution over Creation. According to Darwin's Theory of Evolution, Humans began to change at stages in a steady rate.

Religious People such as Pastors, Bishops, and etc would however beleive in Creation. The Bible and many lectures given by prestigious prophets would support the theory of creation for many. Additionally, the Bible addresses that God created the world and animals. In the book of Genesis (Old Testament), it says "and the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul".

Between Evolution and Creation, I definetly side with Creation. At a young age I would often learn about God's Work of creating everything. The Bible is a very powerful boook that helped me choose Creation over Evolution.