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be correct. A traditional belief was shattered. The Church 

 of the Middle Ages condemned the teachings of Galileo 

 because his teachings were contrary to the Bible. He was 

 forced to retract his statements under penalty of death. He 

 had to deny the truth for awhile to save his neck from the 

 brutal guillotine and his head from a basket of sawdust. 

 Next came the great Kepler with his discovery of the laws of 

 the planetary movements, showing the wonderful precision, 

 balance and uniformity running through the movements of 

 all heavenly bodies. Scientists tell us that this balance is so 

 perfect that every leaf that falls from a tree affects the 

 movement of the most distant star. 



It Is only proper to inquire : Which is better? To blindly 

 believe with the ancients that the earth Is flat; that it Is the 

 center of the universe; and that the sun, moon and stars 

 revolve around It; or to use our God-given Intelligence In 

 searching out the truth as to the Plan of Creation; to gaze 

 into the infinitude of space and to see the billions of heavenly 

 bodies floating therein all regulated by Infallible laws; and 

 try In our finite way to comprehend the infinite Mind that 

 conceived and created all this? The majesty of God was 

 voiced by the Psalmist when he exclaimed: "The heavens 

 declare the glory of God and the firmament showeth His 

 handiwork; day unto day uttereth speech and night unto 

 night showeth knowledge." 



The discovery of Truth is the greatest duty Imposed 

 upon man in the Plan of Creation. Otherwise, he would 

 have been endowed with a knowledge of all Truth. Without 

 Truth we see blindly. If Science is able to show us a little 



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