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Originally Posted by Jim Horton
Except that Columbus and Copernicus were putting forward theories that had a scientific basis, rather than some political twaddle...
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Actually...
Washington Irving, a famous fiction writer, touched up his "Columbus" story, as he did most anything else I have read by him.
And most people never take the time to find the truth; taking Irving's tall tales about Columbus at face value.
Including Columbus in the meme given the real truth is questionable.
However, Galileo,
As then, so today, a scientific establishment of consensus which Galileo disagreed with.
And the fact checkers indeed would have gone with the scientific establishment then, as today.
If the meme only had Galileo, it would be a good meme.
It should be thought provoking.
The fact checkers of his day did indeed try to strike down any disagreement with the scientific community's consensus.
