In his Dialogue, Galileo is trying to prove the same point he wrote about in Assayer. He wants people to stop and take a second look at the theories currently being used to explain phenomena. By posing a hypothetical argument, Galileo brings in strong arguments against his cause and proceeds to refute them. Just in the first day, he has the one character bring up both arguments for the Earth being the center of the universe with the sun revolving around it and vice versa. While this may not seem like a good idea, providing instant answers to strong questions prevents more people from attacking his theories without first thinking through their arguments. Galileo’s goal in the Dialogue was essentially two fold then. First, he wants people to consider his theory as plausible. Even if the best evidence is not there yet, he wants people to consider what he is proposing and not to instantly shut down and call God as their evidence for their arguments. Second, Galileo wants people to consider their arguments more carefully. By having the men pose trying questions of one another’s theories in the piece, Galileo is pointing out to the reader that he will most likely be able to refute most of their first claims to the contrary. Even if they do not agree with him, Galileo wants the people to provide proper arguments when they confront him and to make their decisions based on well thought-out ideas.