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This only shows that just as there are religious myths about the history of science, there are also atheist myths about the history of science, and both sides h
by teilo 8y ago
This only shows that just as there are religious myths about the history of science, there are also atheist myths about the history of science, and both sides have their "true believers" who will not be swayed by the historical record. The idea that the Catholic Church was on some monolithic crusade pitting scientific inquiry against scripture is a-historical. It wasn't true in the case of Galileo. (For the record, it wasn't true in the case of Columbus either.)
- ConceptJunkie 8y agoThe biggest problems with the whole "Church vs. Galileo" had to do with politics, and the fact that Galileo was an arrogant jerk (despite being essentially right). The Church was in the wrong, but not the way most people think, and Galileo did everything he could to make the situation worse. It's kind of like the sack of Constantinople... it was entirely wrong and is in no way justified, but the Byzantines went out of their way to make the situation worse.
- nyc111 8y agoWhat about Giardano Bruno? The Church was ruthless against people who questioned its dogmas. How is this a-historical?