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We owe a huge debt to galileo for emancipating us all from the stupid belief in an earth-centered or man-centered (let alone god-centered) system. he quite literally taught us our place and allowed us to go on to make extraordinary advances in knowledge.
-Christopher Hitchens
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We Owe A Huge Debt To Galileo

Christopher Hitchens
We owe a huge debt to galileo for emancipating us all from the stupid belief in an earth-centered or man-centered (let alone god-centered) system. he quite literally taught us our place and allowed us to go on to make extraordinary advances in knowledge.
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