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Two truths cannot contradict one another.

Galileo Galilei

Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.
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Explanation Fact Hide Naked Science
Holy Scripture could never lie or err…its decrees are of absolute and inviolable truth.
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Absolute Holy Lie Scripture Truth
I am certainly interested in a tribunal in which, for having used my reason, I was deemed little less than a heretic.
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Interest Philosophy Reason Science
Being infinitely amazed, so do I give thanks to God, Who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things, unrevealed to bygone ages.
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Amaze God Infinite Thankful
Nonetheless, it moves.
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One Liner Science
Names and attributes must be accommodated to the essence of things, and not the essence to the names, since things come first and names afterwards.
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Accomodation Attribute Essence Name Science
Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?
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Dare Science
The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything.
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Science Understand Vain
Nature is written in mathematical language.
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Language Mathemetics Nature One Liner
The Divine intellect indeed knows infinitely more propositions.
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Divine Indeed Infinite Intellectual
I believe that the intention of Holy Writ was to persuade men of the truths necessary to salvation; such as neither science nor other means could render credible, but only the voice of the Holy Spirit.
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Believe Holy Intention Men Necessary Salve Science Spirit Truth
The Milky Way is nothing else but a mass of innumerable stars planted together in clusters.
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Science Stars Togetherness Universe
Long experience has taught me this about the status of mankind with regard to matters requiring thought.
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Experience Mankind Matter Regard Requirement Status Teaching
In my studies of astronomy and philosophy I hold this opinion about the universe, that the Sun remains fixed in the centre of the circle of heavenly bodies, without changing its place; and the Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun.
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Astronomy Earth Opinion Philosophy Round Science Study Sun Universe
It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.
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Beautiful Body Delight Moon Sight
The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.
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God Heaven Path

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