This question should be in a Filipino section, but I could answer it. Base on the question and in my further research, the word "palaka" is a fillipino word for Frog. I hope you are satisfied with my answer and feel free to ask for more if you have question and further clarifications.
One of the reasons is that most of the people were Catholic and in the bible humans were the center of the universe. So the idea that we were just observers was contradicting the Bible's theory. And even the people that weren't Catholic thought that they were the center of the universe as well. NC was Catholic but he thought that god's creation was infinity big not just our solar system<span />
Ephesians 2:8 says, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: is is the gift of God.<span>" Thus, according to Ephesians, we are saved simply through having faith in Jesus Christ. It is God's gift to us, it's not dependent on anything we do.</span>
