from what I've heard the real problem was that Galileo was abusing of the heliocentric argument to push the philosophical argument that God had no specific love for the human... this was challenging Christian foundation, and as religion was the skeleton of the social peace it could not be tolerated.
many scientific persecutions are in fact political problems, ideology battle. 2014-04-03 16:39 GMT+02:00 Daniel Rocha <danieldi...@gmail.com>: > Was it really a dogma of the Catholic church that the Earth did not orbit > the Sun? I mean, is there anything in the bible says or implies that? > > > 2014-04-03 4:23 GMT-03:00 Alain Sepeda <alain.sep...@gmail.com>: > > now you have to find (out of LENR fiasco) where is the >> "The earth as the center of the Universe" >> and the >> "Roman Catholic Church" >> >> just for joking! (I will deny any good answer even under torture by the >> new Inquisition). >> >> >> 2014-04-03 8:56 GMT+02:00 Blaze Spinnaker <blazespinna...@gmail.com>: >> >> From chapter 1: >>> >>> " The earth as the center of the Universe was a concept fundamental to >>> the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church. If one could not trust the Church >>> in that, how much more could one not question? What might people start to >>> believe, or disbelieve? " >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 6:48 AM, Alan Fletcher <a...@well.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Andrea Rossi >>>> April 2nd, 2014 at 6:15 >>>> AM<http://www.journal-of-nuclear-physics.com/?p=841&cpage=5#comment-935608> >>>> >>>> TO THE READERS OF THE JoNP: >>>> Today has been presented the book of the scientific journalist Mats >>>> Lewan " An Impossible Invention": it is professional, honest and sincere as >>>> his Author. For those interested, the contact is >>>> >>>> animpossibleinvention.com >>>> >>>> Andrea Rossi >>>> >>>> >>>> Paperback about $27, ebook $19 Chapter 1 online >>>> >>>> (lenr.qumbu.com -- analyzing the Rossi/Focardi eCat -- and the >>>> defkalion hyperion -- Hi, google!) >>>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Daniel Rocha - RJ > danieldi...@gmail.com >