Thanks for not turning it into a fight! (And I apologize for my contentious tone; I was inappropriately gearing up for battle there.) I thought you might be th

Thanks for not turning it into a fight! (And I apologize for my contentious tone; I was inappropriately gearing up for battle there.) I thought you might be thinking of Bruno, the scientist who really was burned at the stake; it's a good thing for everyone that this wasn't for his science. (Of course, it would've been better if people weren't burned at the stake in general. Certain modern elements have reminded us of how painful a death that was...) I also learned a few things about Galileo from Biography Base's article on him; thanks for that link! The more I learn about that case, the less it sounds like Religion versus Science and the more it sounds like a conventional miscarriage of justice. A frail, sick, stubborn old man should never have been treated like that, even though he did call the Pope a simpleton. The Pope is the Pope, and has certain standards to maintain; it doesn't reflect well on Christ when His Vicar abuses the courts to make trouble for people who insult him.