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Re:Novelty and Heresy by mcv on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @03:55AM (#21636588)
In a way the same is true for Galileo: he was only really prosecuted after writing a book in which he called the pope (who was up til that point friendly and open to his views) a fool.
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Re:Novelty and Heresy by anovikov on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @05:09AM (#21636954)
Bad lesson from this (completely valid) analogy: by 1970s, Communism has become a full-blown religion, with it's pseudo-scientific roots being thoroughly debunked, but politicians resting on them stubbornly refusing to give way.
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Re:Novelty and Heresy by Piskvorrr on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @11:04AM (#21648979)
That's not even a bad lesson: it is possible to interpret Communism as a radical Christian sect, which, having done away with God altogether, tries to build Heaven on earth. This way, its core beliefs do make sense...or rather, they're internally consistent.
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