The Transition, Initiated by Copernicus and Galileo, from Religion to Science: The Beckoning Bridge Many Find Difficult or Impossible to Cross

The Transition from Religion to Science, traces the development of life from the single cell 3.9 bya, through life's tumultuous development to today's burgeoning planet with emphasis on the time period 1543 CE to the 1600s CE when astute observers realized the religious explanations of our surroundings developed over thousands of years severely conflicted with a new explanation based upon what we now call science, involving some of the most ground breaking and controversial discoveries produced by some of most brilliant minds whoever graced planet Earth - Many find unacceptable which leads to the religious- science controversy.