Galileo

Again we see religion giving itself a good name by persecuting a man learning and teaching correct principles and ideas. It makes me sad to see things like this because it puts science and religion so much at odds. It seems his recanting of his teachings at the time of his trial spared his life, though i wonder what kind of impact he would have had if he was martyred. He wrote 2 more books after he lived the rest of his days under house arrest that were incredibly useful for physics, so i dont feel like i can be too harsh toward him for not sticking to his guns.