[lbo-talk] Italy row over Galileo's remains

Michael Smith mjs at smithbowen.net
Sat Mar 8 15:40:00 PST 2008


On Saturday 08 March 2008 18:26:38 uvj at vsnl.com wrote:


> The Renaissance genius Galileo Galilei is once again at the centre of a row between Church and science more than 360 years after his death.
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7280148.stm

Science, my aunt. Science has nothing to do with it. It's just morbid vulgar disrespectful idle curiosity. What is with this mania for digging up dead people and pawing their bones, the more venerable the better?

Personally, I'm glad to see that the Church is finally on Galileo's side.



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