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To: Snuffington; SoothingDave
I will take your recommendation and study it further.
But I have to tell you that from reading the first few paragraphs of the Papal Condemnation it is not looking so good for Pope Urban and those who 'Knew' what God Thought.

"The proposition that the Earth is not the center of the world and immovable but that it moves, and also with a diurnal motion, is equally absurd and false philosophically and theologically considered at least erroneous in faith.

But I will read on, because like Snuffington said it is fascinating, shame the Church got so wrapped up in politics it forgot that it was using God's name.. vainly I might add... to say that it knew what was right.

339 posted on 05/31/2002 1:22:37 PM PDT by Outlaw76
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To: Outlaw76
But I have to tell you that from reading the first few paragraphs of the Papal Condemnation it is not looking so good for Pope Urban and those who 'Knew' what God Thought.

Already your fable is drifting from the more interesting tale. Find out what Urban thought about Galileo BEFORE Galileo did something to anger him. Find out what it was Galileo did to anger him (hint - it has nothing to do with scientific discovery). Find out what other Rennasaince scientific opinions were on celestial movement (hint - Galileo wasn't the only one at the time dismissing Ptolemy, but he was the only one to enrage the pope). Find out how Galileo conducted debate with other Rennaisance scientists on his theories. Find out where Galileo actually had the evidence to back up his more controversial claims against those of other scientists, and where he was guessing.

Like I mentioned, it's an interesting story. And the papal condemnation without context tells you about as much about the case as reading the sentence of Al Capone without knowing the context.

353 posted on 05/31/2002 1:51:40 PM PDT by Snuffington
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