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Giordano Bruno -1548 -1600 was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician, poet, cosmological theorist, and Hermetic occultist.
He was burned at the stake for a stubborn adherence to his then unorthodox beliefs - including the ideas that the universe is infinite and that other solar systems exist. He also insisted that the universe is infinite and could have no "center".
Starting in 1593, Bruno was tried for heresy by the Roman Inquisition on charges of denial of several core Catholic doctrines, including eternal damnation, the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, the virginity of Mary, and transubstantiation.
The Inquisition found him guilty, and he was burned at the stake in Rome's Campo de' Fiori in 1600. After his death, he gained considerable fame, being particularly celebrated by 19th- and early 20th-century commentators who regarded him as a martyr for science, although historians agree that his heresy trial was not a response to his astronomical views but rather a response to his philosophical and religious views. Bruno's case is still considered a landmark in the history of free thought and the emerging sciences.

gater 7 Oct 31
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It's been a long time since I visited Rome. Unfortunately I don't have a picture at Bruno's statue but only at the Campo de' Fiori market.

I personally strongly avoid the word 'hate' but this case meets my criteria. The Catholic treatment of Bruno in the Roman Inquisition was a horrifically cruel act and is a big example of why I hate their church. If Christians want to waste their lives worshipping a fantasy, I'll let them. But when they do things like nail somebody's mouth shut so they can't speak out while they're being tortured and burned to death, they've marked their group as deserving destruction.

I have yet to see anything approaching the level of remorse it would take to redeem that sort of history and as far as I am concerned Catholicism is evil.

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This guy was burned alive because he knew the truth about several things and refused to abandon his beliefs.
Several in the group know the I claim the Universe is Infinite - I know it is - just like Bruno knew. Im glad that I only get ridiculed by morons and have no risk being put to death.
And we should be grateful to Agnostic.com for providing a format for us to speak freely about what we know is true.

gater Level 7 Oct 31, 2019
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