Tag: Giordano Bruno
Galileo Myth Goes Marching On
He lived out his life at his comfortable rural estate, Villa Il Gioiello, on the hillside outskirts of Florence.
Science Historian Michael Keas: Let’s Not Compound the Tragedy of Giordano Bruno
The medieval idea of burning people because of their religious beliefs is horrific, but it only adds to the tragedy to say Bruno’s death illustrates the warfare between faith and science.
Giordano Bruno: A Martyr, Yes, but Not for Science
Bruno was not executed for his view that we live in a vast universe with vast numbers of planets.
Science and Storytelling
To advance the false conception that science is always in conflict with religious tradition, some influential scientists and science popularizers tell us stories about the past and the present.
In Unbelievable, Mike Keas Highlights Myths and Realities of Anti-Science Persecution
The point of Dr. Keas’s book is historical but also very timely: Scientists who challenge materialism today face discrimination as heretics that squelches their research and teaching.