tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post7485042011418512070..comments2024-03-15T03:17:53.587-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Why Galileo mattersdoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-79845050953982976152008-08-10T16:00:00.000-04:002008-08-10T16:00:00.000-04:00@jasekj919: it gets complicated, for sure. I think...@jasekj919: it gets complicated, for sure. I think anyone who pursues knowledge for its own sake (or rather for the purpose of advancing one's understanding of the world) can't help but want to share. Spreading information is easy; knowledge requires at least a modicum of effort on the part of the student. The sad thing is that students start school oozing with effort.<BR/><BR/>@clay: Bruno's an interesting footnote in history. I suspect that he got cooked as much for his tendency to piss people off as his out-there ideas. I used to impress upon my medical students that you don't get sued for screwing up, you get sued for acting like a butt-head. Still, no one deserves to be burned at the stake.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-8709521061675469202008-08-10T14:45:00.000-04:002008-08-10T14:45:00.000-04:00I love this post. I had an old class blog I called...I love this post. I had an old class blog I called "Galileo's Ghost" (a sucker for alliteration I am) because I'm a big fan.<BR/><BR/>And Bruno? In my book, the first sci-fi writer in the Western world. To get burned at the stake for speculating out loud that there might be life on other planets :(<BR/><BR/>At least the Church did the right thing and took Galileo's book of the Index of Forbidden Books - though a bit tardily (the same year the Soviet Union collapsed, I believe).CBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236657531187596253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-70436877853440825252008-08-10T11:39:00.000-04:002008-08-10T11:39:00.000-04:00Now there was a man who saw the potential in each ...Now there was a man who saw the potential in each person. That was a very interesting read, and I bookmarked the quote. It's not surprising that some of our greatest minds were more concerned with spreading knowledge rather than hoarding it for the elite.jasekj919https://www.blogger.com/profile/07985981966432964650noreply@blogger.com