[–] EnsignPossible ago (edited ago)
Unless the thousands of corrupt (incompetent?) scientists' lies fuel a popular hysteria that causes damage to the innocent. In which case "worth" means power. The individual good scientists can only lament. Which always makes me skeptical of scientists seeking power/control and fame.
There is nothing less popular than being right -Proust
[–] justlogin ago (edited ago)
I don't know about Galileo, but Francis Bacon yes and Isaac Newton too.
EDIT: It seems so. https://www.counterbalance.org/angeldem/illum-frame.html https://www.quora.com/Was-Galileo-related-to-the-Illuminati-and-was-he-burnt-alive-by-the-church
[–] SaveTheChildren 3 points 0 points 3 points (+3|-3) ago
Earth is flat.
[–] chuckletrousers ago
And your brain is smooth.