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erronis

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5. Thanks for this remembrance.

Reply to Lunabell (Original post)

Sun Feb 18, 2024, 07:16 PM

Feb 2024

I'm sure heretics were murdered in all of these power-centered religions.

Ever since people (men mainly) decided to claim divine authority.

Aztecs, Incas, Muslim, Christian, Jewish ... the list goes on.

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A science martyr. [View all] Lunabell Feb 2024 OP

Thanks. I never heard of him. NNadir Feb 2024 #1

Me either! Lunabell Feb 2024 #2

Catholic Church. I've heard about it. twodogsbarking Feb 2024 #3

This is the kind of shit you get when religion is allowed to make judgements and inflict punishment. patphil Feb 2024 #4

Religion does control some legal opinions. Delmette2.0 Feb 2024 #17

Thanks for this remembrance. erronis Feb 2024 #5

What's scary is that the Dark Ages can resurface just like fascism. live love laugh Feb 2024 #6

They never really went away (going by the world as a whole).nt jfz9580m Feb 2024 #8

never heard of him untill today. and when are we going AllaN01Bear Feb 2024 #7

When we figure out.... SergeStorms Feb 2024 #9

Which state will bring back burning at the stake for anyone assisting an abortion? Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2024 #10

YouTube clip about him (at end of video) KJohnson Feb 2024 #11

It's still that way in academia bucolic_frolic Feb 2024 #12

There was a ridiculous wanna-be reality on a right wing site, my friend was watching (and laughing) chouchou Feb 2024 #13

That statue (monument)... surfered Feb 2024 #14

The Cosmos series does a bit on him. ybbor Feb 2024 #15

I was thinking of just that segment! (Nt) LostOne4Ever Feb 2024 #16

Frances Yates wrote a good bio of Giordano Bruno PufPuf23 Mar 2024 #18