The ideas of Galileo and the "new science" were a direct challenge to the book of Genesis.

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Galileo's discoveries and the new scientific methods challenged the traditional religious beliefs and interpretations of natural phenomena found in the Bible, including the creation story in Genesis. The concept of heliocentrism, which Galileo supported, directly contradicted the geocentric view of the universe presented in the Bible.

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