On scientific freedom

The moment that we are denied the right to question a scientific theory that is held by the majority, we are not far away from Galileo’s predicament in 1615, as he appeared before the papal inquisition.

Clive Stafford Smith on shaken baby syndrome

Comments

[Manfred]

Back to the future. Back to the reflex anal dilatation test.
Sensitivity and specificity anyone? Reliability?

[VenusCold]

so the fascist lesson that oozes from some posts is: if Galileo had written his theory in Georgian , then locked up in a vault, all would have been fine you know..the pope wouldnt have minded at all.

lol

Some people should be locked up alright
lefties and their penchant for bending concepts and history..Vietnam? Boooshs fault

[Russell]

JamesG deserves time off as a pub bore to attend a good theology conference:

http://vvattsupwiththat.blogspot.com/2016/03/pope-dawns-for-bishop-hill.html

[JamesG]

Feels like being savaged by a dead sheep.

[Robert Christopher]

What a timely article:
Science, Religion and the Big Bang Theory
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/03/science_religion_and_the_big_bang_theory.html

[john]

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[Aggy Sparrow]

Thanks for this awesome post

[john]

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[Robert Christopher]

Galileo’s vast reputation, and the hyperbolic accolades that go with it, are not justified by the real history. With a corrected perspective on the man comes a rich and compelling pair of questions: what did Galileo actually achieve, and where does the science superhero image come from?
Galileo’s reputation is more hyperbole than truth