I bet-cha ain't heard of this dude

[Little_David]

Giordano Bruno: Heretic of the Infinite (Totally Awesome History)

Only   7    shopping    days    until    Brunoster.

[Kormodd]

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

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

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.

[Little_David]

If by unbearable you mean highly comical, then...yes they are.

[Kormodd]

No, I meant unbearable.

[fonpr]

The sun goes round and round.

[Kormodd]

The sun goes round and round.

This is a fun read: http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/fe-scidi.htm

[Little_David]

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

[Kormodd]

The kitty video is disturbing. I'm sure that's what you were going for, though.

[Little_David]

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.

[Little_David]

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

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.

[buffcoat]

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.

[Kormodd]

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)?