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Not so long ago you could get burned at the stake for stating that the earth is not flat and not the middle of the universe. Only because 97 % of experts say
by NumberCruncher 10y ago
Not so long ago you could get burned at the stake for stating that the earth is not flat and not the middle of the universe. Only because 97 % of experts say something it does not mean that they are right. Maybe they are just afraid to state a not mainstream opinion. And with the statement "keep calm and go on with polluting the earth, it does not make any difference at all" could be hard to get financed the next north pole trip. We need some drama to talk about, they give us drama.
- eatplayrove 10y agoWhat a load of BS. No one believed the earth was flat in whatever "not so long ago" is, certainly no one was burned at the stake for it.
- NumberCruncher 10y agoCalling Giordano Bruno BS is a new high in this topic.
- eatplayrove 10y agoRight. Giordano Bruno did NOT believe in flat earth - NO ONE in his time did. His scientific schtick was heliocentrism. And there is no proof that he was burned for that reason -- it is mainly understood it was for religious doctrine reasons. Even if he was, the people who burned him are not analogous to the 97% of the scientific community.