JetLag wrote:
Actually, I believe Galileo was a Christian not only before the Inquisition but also after. I think Galileo was persecuted by the church basically because he went against Greek metaphysics, the prevailing scientific worldview during Galileo's time, a view which held that a fixed and unmoving earth was at the center of the universe.
This view was held by not only the pagan philosophers of that period but also by many influential church members who tried to dovetail this inaccurate Greek science with their interpretation of the Bible. The church may have given up on Galileo but Galileo never gave up on his Christianity, he remained one all his life.
Keep in mind that I never said that Galileo
wasn't Christian. Part of what makes his tale so tragic is how much he believed.
Sand wrote:
Might? Don't you follow current events?
Don't you follow historical events in religion?
Unfortunately there comes a point in some conversations wherein the avalanche of nonsense buries everything else.
