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In the play Galileo we can see what is moral and ethical dilemmas arise from trying to come to the truth around science. Bertolt Brech's Galileo is the conflict between a well-known mathematician Galileo Galilei and the Roman Catholic Church over Galileo's observations and writings which offered the first proof for Copernicus' theory that the earth orbits around the sun. In the 17th century, this was contrary to the church's interpretation of the bible which resulted in its teaching that the earth was the stationary center of the universe around which the sun and stars revolved. Galileo, using a telescope and scientific method to explore what is beyond in the heavens causes great concern and disbelief among the people because they felt it was going against the church's teaching.

In 1633, the church used its temporal, political power to force Galileo to stand trial before the Inquisition. Under the threat of torture, Galileo renounced his findings. Despite his recantation,......

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