Some reputable historians, like the ones in the summary article I provided (thesis 3), have suggested that Galileo's colleagues forced the moment to it's crisis because they feared a loss of position unless he was discredited..had he been convicted of actual heresy, he might well have been excommunicated and put to death...in that sense "pushed for his demise" has a literal application.
Some historians and dramatists have suggested that the situation was dire...others suggest that
Galileo was never in any real danger because no scientist was put to death for his scientific
beliefs...The relative mercy of the Church is a matter of historical opinion...
You have disagreed with my opinion and questioned my integrity...but have you made an irrefutable counter-case that the Church was truly harsher than Galileo's colleagues?...It's a matter of opinion...historians disagree...some without anger...
Replies to: "Of course you do...BTW, I read the original post...it was unecessarily hostile..."
- For JSR... - GOAT - 5:14pm 3/26/09
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- So what? [LINK]
- JacksSmirkingRevenge - 5:35pm 3/26/09
- I think we can agree to disagree... [LINK]
- GOAT - 12:06am 3/27/09
- I think the problem is that you aren't sticking to our issues. - JacksSmirkingRevenge - 7:53am 3/27/09
- Of course you do...BTW, I read the original post...it was unecessarily hostile... - GOAT - 10:35am 3/27/09
- This is just sad. - JacksSmirkingRevenge - 11:44am 3/27/09
- Don't be sad or angry... [NT] - GOAT - 1:25pm 3/27/09
- And do you know what is funny about this? - JacksSmirkingRevenge - 11:52am 3/27/09
- Tragic and disastrous... - GOAT - 12:59pm 3/27/09
- Okay. - JacksSmirkingRevenge - 1:59pm 3/27/09
- One final note, Goat: - JacksSmirkingRevenge - 11:58am 3/27/09
- Logic, please?... - GOAT - 12:27pm 3/27/09
- Are you joking? - JacksSmirkingRevenge - 12:31pm 3/27/09
- Well don't compromise yer convictions on my behalf... - GOAT - 12:50pm 3/27/09
- I won't. - JacksSmirkingRevenge - 1:57pm 3/27/09
- Top of page... [NT] - GOAT - 1:59pm 3/27/09
- I won't. - JacksSmirkingRevenge - 1:57pm 3/27/09
- Well don't compromise yer convictions on my behalf... - GOAT - 12:50pm 3/27/09
- Are you joking? - JacksSmirkingRevenge - 12:31pm 3/27/09
- Logic, please?... - GOAT - 12:27pm 3/27/09
- Tragic and disastrous... - GOAT - 12:59pm 3/27/09
- This is just sad. - JacksSmirkingRevenge - 11:44am 3/27/09
- Of course you do...BTW, I read the original post...it was unecessarily hostile... - GOAT - 10:35am 3/27/09
- I think the problem is that you aren't sticking to our issues. - JacksSmirkingRevenge - 7:53am 3/27/09
- P.S. [LINK] - JacksSmirkingRevenge - 5:59pm 3/26/09
- I think we can agree to disagree... [LINK]
- GOAT - 12:06am 3/27/09
- So what? [LINK]
- JacksSmirkingRevenge - 5:35pm 3/26/09
