I agree that there is a common misconception that Bruno was executed for his scientific views. But let's not lose sight of the fact that he was executed for the heinous crime of thinking and speaking in a non-approved manner.
What's worse - to promulgate an erroneous notion about history, or to burn someone alive for being partially correct about the universe?
Boru
What's worse - to promulgate an erroneous notion about history, or to burn someone alive for being partially correct about the universe?
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson