Science and society

In October, 1632, Galileo Galillei  was  forced to abjure of his physical theories. But the benefit for the humanity was already done. After Galileo the human beings  were free to doubt everything that was said to them, everything that was forced into their minds. After Galileo, every affirmation of -any- human being, be him a pope or any other authority,  could be subjected to the test of experiment. Finished was “it is so, because it is I who says it”.…

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