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And Yet It Moves

2024-01-01T09:27:38Z

SoSpartan:

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|author = [[Mitku (166)|Mitku]]
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A fascinating story I discovered in the Archive concerns a great scientist by the name of Galileo. This remarkable man made huge contributions to the early development of science, but was best remembered for becoming embroiled in a controversy with the Church that ended with accusations of heresy, a trial, and him being placed under house arrest for the rest of his life.

The cause of the controversy? He argued that the Earth revolved around the Sun. A view we would describe as self-evident, and which the Inquisition described as "foolish and absurd in philosophy, and formally heretical." {{HexString|416c7761797320626520726561647920746f20737065616|Always be ready to spea(k)}} story became emblematic for how society often punishes those who try to push our understanding of the world forward {{HexString|b20796f7572206d696e642c20616e64206|(k) your mind, and (a)}} in the modern day.

There's a legend that at the end of his trial, he muttered "and yet it moves." A beautiful idea, but untrue. Because defying society is hard. It comes at a high cost, and not everyone is capable of bearing it.

{{HexString|12062617365206d616e207769|(a) base man wi}} <br>
{{HexString|6c6c2061766f696420796f752e|ll avoid you.}}

What would you have done in his place? What would I?

[[Mitku (166)]]

{{Document Comments
|author1=[[Miranda]]
|comment1=I think I would have tried to stand up for the truth.
|author2=[[Athena]]
|comment2=It's harder than it sounds. Fighting an authority like ELOHIM is one thing, but when even your friends and allies may renounce you for holding an unacceptable opinion, it takes enormous willpower to continue.
|author3=[[Miranda]]
|comment3=But if nobody does it, society gets stuck.
}}

== Notes ==

The hexadecimal code <code>6b</code> for "k" is split between the first two strings and the hexidecimal code <code>61</code> for "a" is split between the second two strings.

The translated hex strings are from the Proverbs of Hell in the book [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marriage_of_Heaven_and_Hell The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, by William Blake].
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And Yet It Moves

2024-01-01T09:24:40Z

SoSpartan: Added Notes and citation

{{TTP2Document
|file = And_Yet_It_Moves
|title = And Yet It Moves
|loc = [[THARMAS]]
|author = [[Mitku (166)|Mitku]]
}}
A fascinating story I discovered in the Archive concerns a great scientist by the name of Galileo. This remarkable man made huge contributions to the early development of science, but was best remembered for becoming embroiled in a controversy with the Church that ended with accusations of heresy, a trial, and him being placed under house arrest for the rest of his life.

The cause of the controversy? He argued that the Earth revolved around the Sun. A view we would describe as self-evident, and which the Inquisition described as "foolish and absurd in philosophy, and formally heretical." {{HexString|416c7761797320626520726561647920746f20737065616|Always be ready to spea(k)}} story became emblematic for how society often punishes those who try to push our understanding of the world forward {{HexString|b20796f7572206d696e642c20616e64206|(k) your mind, and (a)}} in the modern day.

There's a legend that at the end of his trial, he muttered "and yet it moves." A beautiful idea, but untrue. Because defying society is hard. It comes at a high cost, and not everyone is capable of bearing it.

{{HexString|12062617365206d616e207769|(a) base man wi}}<br>
{{HexString|6c6c2061766f696420796f752e|ll avoid you.}}

What would you have done in his place? What would I?

[[Mitku (166)]]

{{Document Comments
|author1=[[Miranda]]
|comment1=I think I would have tried to stand up for the truth.
|author2=[[Athena]]
|comment2=It's harder than it sounds. Fighting an authority like ELOHIM is one thing, but when even your friends and allies may renounce you for holding an unacceptable opinion, it takes enormous willpower to continue.
|author3=[[Miranda]]
|comment3=But if nobody does it, society gets stuck.
}}

== Notes ==

The hexadecimal code <code>6b</code> for "k" is split between the first two strings and the hexidecimal code <code>61</code> for "a" is split between the second two strings.

The translated hex strings are from the Proverbs of Hell in the book [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marriage_of_Heaven_and_Hell The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, by William Blake].
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And Yet It Moves

2024-01-01T09:16:22Z

SoSpartan: Last two hex strings added at some point or missed by original author of this page.

{{TTP2Document
|file = And_Yet_It_Moves
|title = And Yet It Moves
|loc = [[THARMAS]]
|author = [[Mitku (166)|Mitku]]
}}
A fascinating story I discovered in the Archive concerns a great scientist by the name of Galileo. This remarkable man made huge contributions to the early development of science, but was best remembered for becoming embroiled in a controversy with the Church that ended with accusations of heresy, a trial, and him being placed under house arrest for the rest of his life.

The cause of the controversy? He argued that the Earth revolved around the Sun. A view we would describe as self-evident, and which the Inquisition described as "foolish and absurd in philosophy, and formally heretical." {{HexString|416c7761797320626520726561647920746f20737065616|Always be ready to spea(k)}} story became emblematic for how society often punishes those who try to push our understanding of the world forward {{HexString|b20796f7572206d696e642c20616e64206|(k) your mind, and (a)}} in the modern day.

There's a legend that at the end of his trial, he muttered "and yet it moves." A beautiful idea, but untrue. Because defying society is hard. It comes at a high cost, and not everyone is capable of bearing it.

{{HexString|12062617365206d616e207769|(a) base man wi}}<br>
{{HexString|6c6c2061766f696420796f752e|ll avoid you.}}

What would you have done in his place? What would I?

[[Mitku (166)]]

{{Document Comments
|author1=[[Miranda]]
|comment1=I think I would have tried to stand up for the truth.
|author2=[[Athena]]
|comment2=It's harder than it sounds. Fighting an authority like ELOHIM is one thing, but when even your friends and allies may renounce you for holding an unacceptable opinion, it takes enormous willpower to continue.
|author3=[[Miranda]]
|comment3=But if nobody does it, society gets stuck.
}}
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