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Of course, without heretics, we could still all believe in a geocentric universe, or even a flat Earth.
by bluescrn 2y ago
Of course, without heretics, we could still all believe in a geocentric universe, or even a flat Earth.
- iknowSFR 2y agoThis is one of the more wild social concepts that the modern age of social media has super charged. At its core: what’s the acceptable line between presenting counter-views versus heresy? And one level up: what’s the responsibility of the audience to consider any counter, even heresy? There are consequences in every choice.
- Capricorn2481 2y agoNot sure it is super charged at all considering many of these heretical figures were killed. I feel like it's easier than ever to have a fringe opinion. We're in a day and age where people unironically believe in Qanon
- stared 2y agoFrom "Kolmogorov Complicity And The Parable Of Lightning" (https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/10/23/kolmogorov-complicity-and-the-parable-of-lightning/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/10/23/kolmogorov-complicity-...): "Did Giordano Bruno die for his astronomical discoveries or his atheism? False dichotomy: you can’t have a mind that questions the stars but never thinks to question the Bible. The best you can do is have a Bruno who questions both, but is savvy enough to know which questions he can get away with saying out loud. And the real Bruno wasn’t that savvy."