Re: Science has a new Martyr

[Marvin Long, Jr.]

On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Alberto Monteiro wrote:

> Marvin Long, Jr. wrote:
> > 
> > <Positively confused.>  Are we talking about Torque- 
> > "confession prior to torture can't be trusted" -mada?  
> > I was unaware of his career as a
> > promoter of science and reason.  Why does he get a place 
> > with Sagan, Newton, and Einstein?
> > 
> Do I have to explain every joke? :-)
> 
> Torquemada burned, among others, astrologers. As we agreed
> in other threads, there is no absolute Evil :-)

Ok...and Newton became quite the superstitious fellow after his initial
scientific successes.  I can usually understand humor & irony, but there
needs to be some kind of internal logic...now if the Prince had murdered
the astrologers rather than his family, I might understand the irony.  :-/

Marvin Long
Austin, Texas