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Scientists' definition of religion
1) one is to completely adhere to scientific truth in order to avoid conflict with religion, but under the pressure of religion, it has to make a compromise between science and religion. Such as Copernicus and Galileo. Copernicus was the founder of modern science. He was born into a merchant family. His father died before he was 10 years old. He was brought up by his uncle, who was the bishop of the church, and he has been in the church since then. Copernicus' interest and devotion to astronomy made him challenge the geocentric theory advocated by the church at that time and put forward Heliocentrism. In order to avoid opposition from any church, he emphasized in the preface of On the Operation of Celestial Bodies that Heliocentrism could not be regarded as a faithful description of the universe, but just a useful thought, and added words such as dedicated to the Pope.

Galileo was more dramatic in his confrontation with the Inquisition. Galileo was a famous Italian astronomer and physicist. He invented and made a refracting telescope and made astronomical observations. He studied the law of motion of objects and completed the free fall experiment of the leaning tower of Pisa. These scientific activities completely changed Galileo's view of the universe. He is an open supporter of Copernicus's theory and never hides his views in his works, speeches or speeches. When the Pope banned Copernicus' works, Galileo was called to Rome and promised not to publicly support Copernicus' theory after being warned. Galileo thought that writing a dialogue between the followers of Ptolemy-Aristotle and Copernicus without taking a stand could avoid causing trouble, so he wrote a book, Dialogue between Two World Systems. But in this book, Aristotle is obviously no match for Copernicus, and he is also accused that Aristotle's followers in the book allude to the Pope himself. He was summoned to Rome again and threatened with torture. He was forced to give up Copernicus' theory and intercede in humble language.

2) First, adhere to the harmony between science and religion. They not only explore the scientific truth, but also maintain their devout religious beliefs, praise God in the emotional river, and even praise omnipotence and omnipotence with the achievements of natural scientists. Like Newton.

Newton's works try to prove the existence of God through universal laws. He was very interested in religion and wrote many biblical notes and other theological papers.

In his later years, Newton began to devote himself to theological research. He denied the guiding role of philosophy, sincerely believed in God, and buried himself in writing theological works. When he met the inexplicable celestial movement, he put forward the fallacy of "God is the first driving force". He said, "God rules all things, and we are his servants, so we fear him." .