tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post8470526372518140568..comments2024-01-08T00:25:24.777-08:00Comments on Philosophy of Science Portal: Giordano Bruno and the Catholic ChurchMercuryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757909461674304095noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post-30420188885921061342010-02-15T03:07:59.384-08:002010-02-15T03:07:59.384-08:00It's interesting to note today that many Catho...It's interesting to note today that many Catholics don't even count Bruno as having being executed for scientific beliefs, but always emphasise the mystical component of his "heresy." Therefore he can be classified as a pure heretic on religious grounds to the faithful. But it so often seems that the dividing line in those days between religious, mystic, occultist, and natural philosopher weren't so clear cut. He's someone I have to read up on.<br />Koestler in The Sleepwalkers states that the situation was far more political with Galileo, compounded by his conning the Holy Office when they asked to proofread his work to be published. He hoodwinked them, tying them up with technical jargon I believe. But it still seems that the Church and the scientific division in the Jesuits fully acepted the heliocentric model but it couldn't be explicitly stated in face of dogma, only treated as no more than a "hypothesis."Justin R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17259500177754248182noreply@blogger.com