Authority is common throughout history and the present. Even though it is rejected or disregarded, authority is often used to justify knowledge. At one time over 2000 years ago, the words of a Greek Philosopher named Aristotle were often referred to as an authority. His words were alone considered to be the greatest authority in science. He based his generalizations on qualitative observations and logical reasoning. His views were then backed by the Christian Church so Aristotle remained the authority of many things until the 1600s. His authority was declined when a man named Galileo…
