Quote of the Day 6/2/08
June 2nd, 2008 | by Paul Merda |
On the 8th day of May, 1618, Kepler discovered the greatest of his three laws. These were the first great blows struck for the enfranchisement of the human mind. A few began to suspect that the ancient Hebrews were not astronomers. From that moment the church became the enemy of science. In every possible way the inspired ignorance was defended — the lash, the sword, the chain, the fagot and the dungeon were the arguments used by the infuriated church. – Robert Green Ingersoll
One Response to “Quote of the Day 6/2/08”
By rube cretin on Jun 2, 2008 | Reply
i’m a great fan of Kepler. however, it was Copernicus about a hundred years earlier who discovered that the earth and we humans were not the center of everything. unfortunately, most of us still do not realize this fact. thanks for the quote.