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Calling Bruno a scientist, or saying he was killed for doing science, is quite a fantastic stretch. And where this article is concerned, the Galileo affair stre
by bobthechef 8y ago
Calling Bruno a scientist, or saying he was killed for doing science, is quite a fantastic stretch. And where this article is concerned, the Galileo affair stretched something like 20 years and his house arrest in the papal apartments, overlooking the Vatican gardens, was largely the result of decades of political intrigue and him having accrued enemies.
Sadly, these Protestant and Enlightenment myths persist to this day. Ignorance at best, bigotry and intellectual laziness at worst.
- EthanHeilman 8y agoBruno was killed for freely inquiring into the nature of our universe. In a time such as it was that included religious and philosophical speculation as religious and philosophical ideas formed much of the foundation of how people understood the world. I think it is fair to view him as a hero of science however since he lived in an unscientific time it does not make sense to call him a scientist. >And where this article is concerned, the Galileo affair stretched something like 20 years and his house arrest in the papal apartments, overlooking the Vatican gardens, was largely the result of decades of political intrigue and him having accrued enemies. That Galileo's enemies were able to use his scientific views against him is not evidence that he was not persecuted for his scientific views. It is merely evidence that it is possible a more nimble or charismatic political player may have avoided such persecution.
- jessaustin 8y agoIf the Church is feeling persecuted, it should look within itself for answers.