Sure, it's simple. Don't allow heretics (Galileo, Spinoza) Don't allow homosexuals (Turing) Don't allow Communists (Hollywood Ten) You're basically assuming

Sure, it's simple. Don't allow heretics (Galileo, Spinoza) Don't allow homosexuals (Turing) Don't allow Communists (Hollywood Ten) You're basically assuming that your moral code (that you happen to share with the majority at this moment in history) is the correct one, and you should be able to wield power to silence anyone who thinks differently. Now maybe you are right about his views, maybe I even agree with you, but that isn't the point. The whole point of the enlightenment is that people are allowed to think/write/muse about ideas that the majority might not approve of.