On Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:48:54 -0700, Jibini Kula Tumbili Kujisalimisha
wrote:


Tyson didn't identify him as a scientist.

the specific claim was that Bruno was burned at the stake for
saying the earth revolved around the sun. Which a) isn't actually
quite what he said, and b) had *nothing* to do with his being
burned at the stake.

Well, in fact that is pretty much what he said, and it was most
certainly an important factor in his heresy trial.

A major part of his
heresy was for supporting the new scientific understanding of
his day. The Church was killing people who advanced accurate
knowledge. That was Tyson's point, and it was well made.

The Church *paid* for the Age of Enlightenment.

Accidentally. I have little doubt they did not get the outcome they
expected! Knowledge. The killer of religion.