The main hypothesis was that the universe operated geocentrically, that is, the planets and the sun revolved around the Earth. The Church believed that since, according to the Bible, God had created man as "ruler" of the world, the Earth must be the center of the universe (The History Channel: Galileo's Battle for the Heavens). Additionally, to the naked eye, the Earth did not appear to be rotating. Since the majority at that time leaned heavily toward empirical evidence, the logic regarding the Earth's rotation seemed reasonable to them. However, it was curious and somewhat ironic to note the influence of the Bible in the promulgation of certain beliefs, since the book itself seemed contrary to empirical evidence to the extent that it was considered divinely inspired. In his letter to Duchess Christina, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642 CE) pointed out that it was itself rather abstract and open to multiple interpretations (The History Channel: Galileo's Battle for the Heavens). Galileo was the greatest promoter of Copernicus, the first man to propose a heliocentric universe. There were some flaws in the Copernican universe regarding orbits, and Galileo was able to remedy them and formulate the proper order and system of the universe. However, the Church firmly believed in the geocentric universe and even went so far as to accuse Galileo of heresy and make him renounce Copernicanism. Despite this,