# Who are you - Galileo or Socrates?

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**Created:** [September 6, 2008, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-galileo-or-socrates/462309 "2008-09-06T06:46:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-you-galileo-or-socrates/462309/2 "2008-09-06T07:24:08Z")

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Unfortunately, the details are very relevant. By choosing death, Socrates was making a point. Actually, he (supposedly) actively sought a death sentence during his trial while pretending not doing so.

On the other hand, the death of Galileo would have served no purpose.

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