I'm sick and tired of some Australian
politicians wilfully ignoring Scientific and Economic facts in regard
to Climate Change! (fyi. James Hanson )
I pose this question. Should these
politicians who put their personal gain before people's quality of
life be liable for prosecution for the rest of their natural lives,
if people are endangered by sea level rises and extreme weather
conditions e.g. droughts, bushfires, heatwaves, cyclones?
The behaviour of some politicians
towards Climate Change Scientists reminds me of how Galileo was
treated in the 16oo's by the Italian Inquisition. As
the creator of modern scientific method, Galileo confirmed that the
Sun was the centre of the solar system and not the
earth.
Quotes from The Ascent of Man by
J. Bronowski:
“Galileo thought
that all he had to do was show that Copernicus was right, and
everybody would listen. That was his first mistake: the mistake of
being naïve about people’s motives which scientists make all the
time.” (Page 205)
Galileo was forced
to recant!
“Galileo seems to
me to have been strangely innocent about the world of politics, and
most innocent in thinking that he could outwit it because he was
clever. For twenty years and more he moved along a path that led
inevitably to his condemnation. It took a long time to undermine him;
but there was never any doubt that Galileo would be silenced, because
the division between him and those in authority was absolute. They
believed that faith should dominate; and Galileo believed that truth
should persuade.” (Ibid)
Yes the truth!
That's it! Australian politicians should stick to the truth when it
comes to Climate Change. Dammit! There is too much at stake, in the
name of future generations, to play stupid little political games.
The Worker
Galileo's Recantation:
I,
Galileo Galilei, son of the late Vincenzo Galilei, Florence aged
seventy years, arraigned personally before this tribunal, and
kneeling before you, most Eminent and Reverend Lord Cardinals,
Inquisitors general against heretical depravity throughout the whole
Christian Republic, having
before my eyes and touching with my hands, the holy Gospels – swear
that I have always believed, do now believe, and by God's help will
for the future believe, all that is held, preached, and taught by the
Holy Catholic and Apostolic Roman Church. But whereas – after an
injunction had been judicially intimated to me by this Holy Office,
to the effect that I must altogether abandon the false opinion that
the sun is the centre of the world, and moves, and that I must not
hold, defend, or teach in any way whatsoever, verbally or in writing,
the said doctrine, and after it had notified to me that the said
doctrine was contrary to Holy Scripture – I wrote and printed a
book in which I discuss this doctrine already condemned, and adduce
arguments of great cogency in its favour, without presenting any
solution of these; and for this cause I have been pronounced by the
Holy Office to be vehemently suspected of heresy, that is to say, of
having held and believed that the sun is the centre of the world and
immovable, and that the earth is not the centre and moves:
Therefore,
desiring to remove from the minds of your Eminences, and of all
faithful Christians, this strong suspicion, reasonably conceived
against me,with sincere heart and unfeigned faith I abjure, curse,
and detest the aforesaid errors and heresies, and generally every
other error and sect whatsoever contrary to the said Holy Church; and
I swear that in the future I will never again say or assert, verbally
or in writing, anything that might furnish occasion for a similar
suspicion regarding me; but that should I know any heretic, or person
suspected of heresy, I will denounce him to this Holy Office, or to
the Inquisitor and ordinary of the place where I may be. Further, I
swear and promise to fulfil and observe in their integrity all
penances that have been, or that shall be, imposed upon me by this
Holy Office. And, in the event of my contravening, (which God
forbid!) any of these my promises, protestations, and oaths, I submit
myself to all the pains and penalties imposed and promulgated in the
sacred canons and other constitutions, general and particular,
against such delinquents. So help God, and these His holy Gospels,
which I touch with my hands.
I,
the said Galileo Galilei, have abjured, sworn promised, and bound
myself as above; and in witness of the truth thereof I have my own
hand subscribed the present document of my abjuration, and recited it
word for word at Rome, in the Convent of Minerva, this twenty-second
day of June, 1633.
I, Galileo Galilei, have abjured as above with my own
hand.
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