Everyone knows the story of how Galileo was persecuted by…

5 years ago • July 13, 2021 • by ourCOG

Galileo was beaten, tortured, excommunicated, and thrown in jail for his belief that the earth moved around the sun. One problem: none of that is true.

Everyone knows the story of how Galileo was persecuted by the church: after inventing the telescope, Galileo turns the lenses to the stars and proves that the earth revolves around the sun and not …

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Markus Ramchiary says:

April 8, 2020 at 5:34 am

I read Copernicus and Gelileo were both Christians and the church leaders were not much wise.

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James A. Henson says:

April 8, 2020 at 5:53 pm

Galileo was put under house arrest for the remainder of his life for his belief that the earth was not flat.

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Everyone knows the story of how Galileo was persecuted by… #ourCOG – ourcog says:

July 13, 2021 at 8:00 pm

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