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To: gamesmistress who wrote (21308)	7/30/2012 4:51:09 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) of 85487

<<Well, well. Looks like they burned Bruno for his theological views rather than his scientific views. Nowadays, of course, the Church would just excommunicate him.>> It was both reasons and both were equally bad. The church terrorized the scientific community for hundreds of years. That is the point. The ancient Greeks didn't do that. Can you read :A martyr for science? Retrospective views of Bruno A martyr of science Some authors have characterized Bruno as a "martyr of science," suggesting parallels with the Galileo affair which began around 1610. They assert that, even though Bruno's theological beliefs were an important factor in his heresy trial, his Copernicanism and cosmological beliefs also played a significant role for the outcome. Others oppose such views, and claim this alleged connection to be exaggerated, or outright false.

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