# Isn't it time for atheists to stop telling the Galileo myth?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-time-for-atheists-to-stop-telling-the-galileo-myth/478411>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [December 23, 2008, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-time-for-atheists-to-stop-telling-the-galileo-myth/478411 "2008-12-23T04:03:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-time-for-atheists-to-stop-telling-the-galileo-myth/478411/161 "2008-12-29T01:30:43Z")

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At this point, I’m prepared to stay atheist just to annoy ITR.

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**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-time-for-atheists-to-stop-telling-the-galileo-myth/478411/162 "2008-12-29T01:59:14Z")

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> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#):
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> At this point, I’m prepared to stay atheist just to annoy ITR.

A worthy cause for sure 😃 I’m sure God, given her sense of humor, appreciates it.

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**Author:** ![Avumede](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/avumede/32/7235_2.png) [@Avumede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avumede)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-it-time-for-atheists-to-stop-telling-the-galileo-myth/478411/163 "2008-12-29T05:46:00Z")

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Nice rebuttal, **bonzer**.

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