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Controversies in Church History

Galileo's Ghost: The Trial of Galileo & the Modern Myth of Expertise

May 25, 2023
01:03:24

Our latest episode is now available. In this installment, I take a look at the "Galileo Affair" as it is often called, and talk about how it became a founding myth of modernity, not only concerning the relationship between science and religion, but also the myth of the modern "expert," which is very much still a crucial part of our world today. 

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