"Innumerable suns exist. Innumerable earths revolve around these suns in a manner similar to the way the planets revolve around our sun. Living beings inhabit these worlds." Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) Burned At The Stake For Heresy

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[–]Rah 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

His judgement for heresy had nothing to do with this quote, niggerfaggot.

[–]lost_in_cairo 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

lol, i had to check if OP's username was niggerfaggot.

but yes you are correct: "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. " (wikipedia)

[–]thomastheglassexpert 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Pretty sure if I lived in the 1500's then a great many would want me burned at the stake also. I am not well behaved confronting authorities of religion.

[–]Rah 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Being an edgy boy in the 1500s was less about maintaining order than burning people who disagreed. What is most interesting is that many people pretended to be possessed to get a lighter sentence. You would WANT to be prosecuted by them instead of your local authority.