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THE QUR'AN LEADS THE W A Y TO SCIENCE

simultaneously. Finally, Bacon maintained that the Earth was not flat but
round, some 200 years prior to Christopher Columbus, and that India
could be reached by sailing west from Europe.
Believing that the conclusions he arrived at in his observations were
useful to men of faith, Bacon said:
Then this science as regards the commonwealth of believers is useful,
as we saw in its special knowledge of the future, present, and past. 83
Bacon, as a scientist, argued that science did not conflict with religion,
but rather could serve as an important tool to help convince unbelievers.
He stated that "this science is of the greatest advantage in persuading
men to accept the faith." 84

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Bacon, reputed scientist, and one of the
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in God. He stated in Novum Organum
that natural philosophy (science) is
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surest remedy against
superstition, and the most
approved support of faith." 85
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Galileo Galilei is the first
person to have used the
telescope to observe the sky.
Galileo maintained that the
Earth is round, and was the
first to detect the dark
regions, craters, and hills of
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