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>Galileo Galileo was ordered to abandon heliocentrism by the Pope. Ultimately he was sentenced to prison for his views (commuted to house arrest). He had plen
by tonyedgecombe 5y ago
>Galileo
Galileo was ordered to abandon heliocentrism by the Pope. Ultimately he was sentenced to prison for his views (commuted to house arrest).
He had plenty of gatekeepers.
- newbamboo 5y agoThere were fewer “elites” then. You are agreeing with me without realizing it. We now have what amounts to millions of little popes — nothing more than school children with high credentials in mostly nonsensical fields calling for widespread excommunication of heretics from their privileged positions in government and social media. If Galileo lived today we would never know of his positions- he would be immediately deplatformed, entirely erased from the historical record. This is elite overproduction.
- tonyedgecombe 5y ago>You are agreeing with me without realizing it. No, I totally disagree with you and just pointed out the most obvious weakness in your argument.