Re:Galileo the millionaire? (Score 1)

Of course, Galileo was arrested not because of his ideas, which weren't entirely new, but because of the way he presented them: he was inflamatory and insulting to the Church, as a way to shake up the foundations of contemporary thoughts and force people to react and acknowledge them.

Actually, it wasn't even the entire Church to whom he was being insulting (I know, I studied Galileo & wrote a paper on this issue for a class studying the history of science). He was attacking certain other scientists who had connections with people in the church! He even had support from certain Church officials at points. He just (purposely) stepped on the wrong toes, and got in trouble for it.

-ARJ