sep 4, 1277 - Condemnation of 1277
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Condemnation of 1277, issued on 12 March 1277, by Etienne Tempier, the bishop of Paris, at the urging of the doctors of theology against the masters of arts.
3. The Condemnation cited 219 propositions—generally Aristotelian and many dealing directly with scientific issues—which could not be maintained as true.
Given that the Condemnation of 1277 had rejected the proposition that God could not create more than one world, some medievals began to think about the possibility other worlds.
A. These “other worlds” would be located outside the sphere of the fixed stars.
B. If these worlds were like ours, they might have “extraterrestrial” life in them, some of which might be intelligent.
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