Galileo – History and Myth
Everyone knows the story of Galileo. He is the avatar of the brave rationalist who stands tall against the stupidity and oppression of religious ignoramuses and ultimately triumphs through the power of science and reason. As such, his story is the pinnacle of much anti-religious historical argument: the ultimate example and crowning symbol of the eternal conflict between religion and science and evidence of the stultifying and suffocating effect of religion. Because everyone knows his story, he and elements of…
