d ideals. Although it was sparked by the murder of his wife and father. He was prepared to be a martyr, although all he really wanted was to have a family and a farm. He was willing to give his life for the future of his country, which says something about his character. He was finally betrayed again and handed over to the throne to be tortured and killed. Wallace stuck by what he believed in, but in turn, he pushed away many of his countrymen and compromised their position in the world. He went into it with a strong heart, not knowing of the circumstances and consequences he would encounter. In Galileo, he did much of the same thing. He thought his findings would change the world, which they did, just not how he planned. Galileo discovered that Jupiter had a fourth moon, which meant that the Earth revolved around the sun, which contradicted 2000 years of teachings. The Earth was originally believed to be the center of the universe. With this new information, Galileo would contradict the bible itself. The Religious sect was not prepared to accept this as factual information, because it made the metaphysical order of everyone crumble into a heap at their feet. “They draw the strength they need to sweat with their loaded baskets up the stony paths, to bear children, even to eat, from the sight of the trees greening each year anew, from the reproachful face of the soil, which is never satisfied, and from the little church and bible texts they hear on Sunday. They have been told that God relies upon them and that the pageant of the world has been written around them that they may be tested in the important or unimportant parts handed out to them. How could they take it, were I to tell them that they are on a lump of stone ceaselessly spinning in empty space, circling around a second-rate star? What comfort, then, the Holy Scriptures, which have mercifully explained their crucifixion. The Holy Scriptures would then be proved full of mi...
