To: DarkSavant
" As for the intro, it was prudent, as he didn't really have the data necessary to prove beyond a doubt what he said."
He still shouldn't have had to fear legal reprisals for daring to challenge accepted views, scientific or religious.
237 posted on
01/19/2006 5:43:26 PM PST by
CarolinaGuitarman
("There is grandeur in this view of life...")
To: CarolinaGuitarman
He still shouldn't have had to fear legal reprisals for daring to challenge accepted views, scientific or religious.
He wasn't. He feared ridicule, not legal reprisals. Copernicus was a very quiet recluse and the last thing he wanted was to bring unwanted attention and ridicule to himself.
292 posted on
01/20/2006 5:54:08 AM PST by
DarkSavant
("Life is hilariously cruel" - Bender)
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