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Analyzing Bruno's Innocence And Divorce
The video defends Bruno’s innocence in many ways such that it entitles him as a martyr for science, which is not necessarily true. As opposed to what the video conveys, Bruno has long believed in magic and spirits even before he voiced out his idea about the infinity of the universe. Additionally, he had a bizarre idea of God as transformed matters and not a definite entity of Himself, which did not conform to the basic faith of the Catholics at the time. The video claims that the authority in the 16th century treated science with prejudice, such that most science thinkers at the time including Bruno were not given the freedom of thought and speech. The video also acts as propaganda in portraying religious authorities as the bad

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