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random3 • yesterday at 5:59 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Strong claims - maybe good time to do some homework instead of arguing without evidence?

Galileo was sentenced to house arrest for heresy. Boltzmann died by suicide after lack of acceptance by the scientific community. It's a very long list and something that's been studied, actually.

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godelski • yesterday at 7:38 PM

You do realize Galileo and Kepler were around at the same time, right? Galileo is the best example of what I claimed.

You criticize me for "not doing my homework" yet you haven't heard of Castelli[0]? He's even in the fucking Wiki article on Galileo lol[1]

  > Boltzmann died by suicide after lack of acceptance by the scientific community.
Your knowledge of Boltzmann seems to be as deep as your knowledge of Galileo.

  > It's a very long list and something that's been studied, actually.
You're absolutely right. You should read some of it. Or if you don't like reading I do highly recommend An Opinionated History of Mathematics[2]. Blåsjö even has a whole season dedicated to Galileo.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedetto_Castelli

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei#Controversy_ov...

[2] https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/85etf-7ecf8/Opinionat...