tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932752907198933265.post8108876699001577491..comments2023-11-02T05:19:15.176-07:00Comments on The Misread City: February 15 and GalileoScott Timberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018827087884225579noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932752907198933265.post-39095340395376119832010-02-18T10:01:49.319-08:002010-02-18T10:01:49.319-08:00Here is my favorite quote from Galileo, from a let...Here is my favorite quote from Galileo, from a letter to Kepler:<br /><br /><i>"My dear Kepler, what would you say of the learned here, who, replete with the pertinacity of the asp, have steadfastly refused to cast a glance through the telescope? What shall we make of this? Shall we laugh, or shall we cry?"</i><br /><br />Galileo is writing about people who so feared the truth they refused to even look through his telescope. I often feel the same way today, especially when confronted with a particular kind of religious bigotry.Pete Bilderbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053682243872603532noreply@blogger.com