Search for the Supreme Reality
English book, p. 28
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
A significant event occurred about the telescope’s discovery during Galileo Galilei’s time. Galileo played a crucial role in enabling the indirect discovery of God through the observation of the Creator’s creation. The telescope was initially developed in 1608, and Galileo improved it the following year. Using this instrument, he partially observed the solar system. Through his studies, he refuted the ancient theory of the sun revolving around the earth and established that it is, in fact, the earth that revolves around the sun. Consequently, the “heliocentric theory” replaced the “geocentric theory.” This event marked the dawn of modern science. Galileo is often hailed as the founder of modern science because he separated the quantitative from qualitative aspects. This separation allowed science to focus primarily on the quantitative aspects while relegating the qualitative ones. Separating the qualitative and quantitative dimensions of matter led to significant scientific transformations. It opened doors to scientific research that had previously been closed under the influence of philosophy. Various fields of science began advancing as a result. While this research was not directly linked to religion, religion indirectly benefited. The discoveries provided scientific data that could indirectly prove the existence of God and other religious truths. Using the scientific data about the universe generated through the separation of quantitative and qualitative aspects, it became possible to offer scientific evidence for religious truths. Galileo’s method, in empirical terms, involved separating the observable aspects of things from their unobservable

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