Week 98 of our regular morning feature here at Friedman of the Plains Worldwide in which we highlight the great words and works of great men and women, as well as those who are insufferable, delusional, and even fictional.
This Week Galileo Galilei
“I have observed the nature and the material of the Milky Way. With the aid of the telescope this has been scrutinized so directly and with such ocular certainty that all the disputes which have vexed philosophers through so many ages have been resolved, and we are at last freed from wordy debates about it.”
Not naming names here ... As we suffer the effects of according batshit ravings more respect than centuries of science, it's important to remember that the greatest source (and supposed validator) of cosmic conspiracy theory has always been the book called the Bible.
But it still moves!