Many scholars regard Galileo’s 1613 letter to Castelli as one of the earliest expressions of a debate between religion and science that would come to characterize much of modern Western thought. Analyze this text. (in the file) What issues does Galileo raise about knowledge, faith , and the physical world? In what ways does he defend his own intellectual position? Use quotations from the text to support your views.

 

2~3 Pages word-processed , double-spaced, spell-checked, standard 1” margins, 12-point font. You may write somewhat more than 3 pages, but do not write less than 2 full pages. And becareful about plagiarism.