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Title: I bet-cha ain't heard of this dude
Post by: Little_David on February 10, 2014, 02:20:03 PM: Giordano Bruno: Heretic of the Infinite (Totally Awesome History) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j2NKHgZrGo#)

Only 7 shopping days until Brunoster.
Title: Re: I bet-cha ain't heard of this dude
Post by: Kormodd on February 10, 2014, 02:53:58 PM: I hadn't heard of him. The interviews in that video were unbearable, so I couldn't watch the entirety of it. I read up on him instead. It's nice to see that the Catholic Church is sticking to their guns regarding his gruesome execution:

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2000/02/brun-f16.html (http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2000/02/brun-f16.html)

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The current attitude of the Roman Catholic Church to Bruno is defined by a two-page entry in the latest edition of the Catholic Encyclopaedia. It describes Bruno's "intolerance" and berates him, declaring "his attitude of mind towards religious truth was that of a rationalist”. [1] The article describes in detail Bruno's theological errors and his lengthy detention at the hands of the Inquisition, but fails to mention the best-known fact—that the church authorities burnt him alive at the stake.

http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/how-fact-becomes-anti-catholic-fiction (http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/how-fact-becomes-anti-catholic-fiction)

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Okay, maybe Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the recently retired Secretary of State of the Holy See, said it more diplomatically on the 400th anniversary of Bruno’s death in 2000: He called his death "a sad episode," but refused to apologize for the actions of his inquisitors.
Title: Re: I bet-cha ain't heard of this dude
Post by: Little_David on February 10, 2014, 04:56:40 PM: If by unbearable you mean highly comical, then...yes they are.
Title: Re: I bet-cha ain't heard of this dude
Post by: Kormodd on February 10, 2014, 05:40:36 PM: No, I meant unbearable.
Title: Re: I bet-cha ain't heard of this dude
Post by: fonpr on February 10, 2014, 10:05:59 PM: The sun goes round and round.
Title: Re: I bet-cha ain't heard of this dude
Post by: Kormodd on February 10, 2014, 10:36:40 PM: Quote from: fonpr on February 10, 2014, 10:05:59 PM
The sun goes round and round.

This is a fun read: http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/fe-scidi.htm (http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/fe-scidi.htm)
Title: Re: I bet-cha ain't heard of this dude
Post by: Little_David on February 11, 2014, 10:57:36 AM: That is amazing, Kormodd. I think/feel that it is most entertainingly informative.

Aaaaaaaa, those Kormodds nowadays...I bet-cha not only don't like yo mamma's meatballs, ya don't like dancing kitty, either.

The Dancing Cat - Kitty Dance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zALJ5YXwuU#)
Title: Re: I bet-cha ain't heard of this dude
Post by: Kormodd on February 11, 2014, 12:28:01 PM: The kitty video is disturbing. I'm sure that's what you were going for, though.
Title: Re: I bet-cha ain't heard of this dude
Post by: Little_David on February 12, 2014, 08:15:10 PM: Some people are disturbed by art depicting mutilation and death...other.....worship it.

Methinks H.T. be kitty dirty dancing ONLY kitties...ain't got shame.....nor religion, sooooo it would just be dancin' to 'em.
Title: Re: I bet-cha ain't heard of this dude
Post by: Little_David on February 18, 2014, 02:40:45 PM: (http://photocamel.com/forum/members/tor_hershman-albums-tor+hershman%27s+stuff-picture13679-tor-hershman-giordano-bruno-jpeg.jpg)
Title: Re: I bet-cha ain't heard of this dude
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 25, 2014, 04:15:51 PM: I tried to get a grant to write a play about him. Didn't work, so the next year I switched to Darwin and got the grant. I used some FOT names in it (offstage characters). It's had exactly 2 readings since I finished it in 2009.
Title: Re: I bet-cha ain't heard of this dude
Post by: buffcoat on February 25, 2014, 09:14:21 PM: Quote from: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 25, 2014, 04:15:51 PM
I tried to get a grant to write a play about him. Didn't work, so the next year I switched to Darwin and got the grant. I used some FOT names in it (offstage characters). It's had exactly 2 readings since I finished it in 2009.

KORMODD
Nay, as they dare. I will buff my coat at them; which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it.

NEC13
Do you buff your coat at us, sir?

KORMODD
I do buff my coat, sir.

NEC13
Do you buff your coat at us, sir?

KORMODD
[Aside to SARAH] Is the law of our side, if I say ay?

SARAH
No.

KORMODD
No, sir, I do not buff my coat at you, sir, but I buff my coat, sir.
Title: Re: I bet-cha ain't heard of this dude
Post by: Kormodd on February 27, 2014, 02:19:48 PM: That made me laugh. I can't see Sarah as a Capulet goofball though (maybe Fredericks could take that role -- I could hear his mischievous giggle after he says "No.").

I don't know which character from Shakespeare she'd be. Maybe Beatrice from Much Ado About Anything (if she didn't end up falling in love with Benedick)?