Galileo and the Catholic Church 68
… or, The War between Truth and Superstition.
The topic of the persecution of Galileo by the Catholic Church arose recently on our pages in controversial comments under our post Wicked people causing climate change, 1437-2015 (May 20, 2015).
Here are four short videos that tell the story dramatically: how the immense power of the Catholic Church ensured the victory of lies over truth – but only for a time. The makers of the videos are careful to indicate that the Vatican eventually conceded what it could no longer deny:
Stephen Hawking explains the origin of the universe 95
The god who ate the sun
Galileo was almost silenced by the Catholic Church
Albert Einstein saw that mass is energy
How the universe created itself
(Thanks to our commenter Don L for the link)
