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I have also read that Galileo was a rather aggressive fellow who made a hobby of antagonizing authority figures, and his persecution was less a matter of rigoro
by PhasmaFelis 10y ago
I have also read that Galileo was a rather aggressive fellow who made a hobby of antagonizing authority figures, and his persecution was less a matter of rigorous doctrine than of finding an excuse to make him shut up.
I don't have a source handy for that, so take it with a grain of salt, but it's an interesting take on the story.
- Frozenlock 10y agoA rule of thumb when studying history: if a side appears really stupid, or really evil, then you probably don't have all the facts.
- altstar 10y agolike the Nazi's?
- stevewilhelm 10y agoGodwin's law proved again! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoWell yes. Just like the USA isn't all people always doing evil things despite Abu Graib (sp?), special rendition, Guantanamo, ... Oscar Schindler was a Nazi too and some Allies committed atrocities just as some Nazis did.
- Buge 10y agoHe published essentially a comic book with a character that looked just like the pope named Ignoramus.