David Mitchell, Black Swan Green (via musingsofalibertine)
No it’s not. Not in the slightest. When Galileo proved without a doubt that the Earth went around the sun instead of the other way ‘round, a lot of people’s feelings were hurt because they had to face up to the fact that the human race wasn’t actually the centre of the universe (for proof, see the whole debacle with the Pope). Same goes for evolution proving parts of the Bible wrong and people getting their feelings hurt over that. Both times, being right was far more important than not hurting ignorant people. Science doesn’t care about your precious feelings, nor should it.
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He’s not talking about people’s fucking feelings; he’s talking about causing injuries and death to thousands because you believe one thing and they believe another!
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