Sunday, November 23, 2008

How would you describe a scientific view of the world in the seventeenth century? What beliefs did many Europeans hold in the seventeenth century

Scientific outlook in the 17th century was pretty complicated. I think most people knew their lives could be easier but nobody had the spare time from their outrageous work lives, and nobody could really interact about these types of things freely. Because a lot of the new theories were invading the beliefs of the church it was seen as sin full. many people knew this however everyone promoted it. science made their lives easier. Technological advancements were the largest promoter for science in the 17th. only because it helped people do what they do, it freed up more time for everyone. But the astronomy part of it was risky. new advancements led to better means of discovering space. the new ideas discovered however went against both ancient knowledge and religion. thus creating a very skeptical outlook on it.

5 comments:

Laxgoalie21 said...

i agree with the first part of ur post. not only was there no time for the peoples of the 17th century to discover new things. there really wasnt any urge to. there was no major mass incentive to create and discover anymore.

Laxgoalie21 said...

that was Pat fyi

Denali said...

I think the skepticism point at the end is important, since the scientific communtity as a whole was having the rug pulled out from under them as old beliefs (founded in religion and superstition) fell apart. They were understandably cautious, then, about all the other ancient beliefs and even the new beliefs.

Cote Laramie said...

I think that what you said about science making life easier deserves a note, it truly was the practical side of science that got the money and it was the money that kept things going.

The Captain said...

Quick question... Was this Age of Enlightenment felt everywhere in Europe? The second sentence of your post got me wondering because the last time we discussed the Spainards I'm pretty sure they were lazy slackers. Just wondering if they ever felt the affects of the Enlightenment.