Back in the seventeenth century, the Western world made some startling scientific discoveries that changed world views. One of those discoveries was Galileo’s telescope, which provided further evidence for Copernican’s heliocentrism: A model that positioned the Sun at the centre of the universe. This model replaced the centuries-old belief that Earth was at the center of the universe. This astronomical discovery had societal consequences—it meant humans were no longer the center of the universe.

We’re not that important.