In 1633, Galileo Galilei stood trial before the Roman Inquisition. His crime? Insisting — correctly — that the Earth revolved around the sun. Forced to recant, he supposedly muttered under his breath: "E pur si muove" ("And yet it moves").
We now hail Galileo as a martyr for truth. But today’s leaders dismiss climate scientists with the same arrogance the Church once reserved for heliocentrism. The difference? This time, stubbornness could unravel civilization itself.
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