Question

In the early 17th century, Galileo Galilei was convicted of heresy for claiming that Earth revolves around the Sun. This conviction was an example of

Answer 1

Answer: C) Early conflict between Religion and Science

Explanation: If the verified answer is saying that people are convincted for science for religious reasons, then they were conflicts with science and religion.

Answer 2

In the early 17th century Galileo was indeed convicted of heresy because he claimed that Earth revolved around the Sun. This conviction was an example of an religiously motivated conviction of someone who had the best intentions in mind in the sense of mankind achieving greater knowledge.