"Spiritual, scientific truth and artistic value are not decided by a majority. There was a time when Copernicus was the only one on Earth who knew the truth, official science voted him down, he also lit a bonfire under his later followers - but Copernicus was still right.
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Spiritual, scientific truth and artistic value are not decided by a majority. There was a time when Copernicus was the only one on Earth who knew the truth, official science voted him down, he also lit a bonfire under his later followers - but Copernicus was still right.
""A szellemi, a tudományos igazságot, a művészi értéket nem szótöbbséggel döntik el. Volt idő, mikor egyes-egyedül Kopernikusz tudta az igazságot a Földön, a hivatalos tudomány leszavazta, későbbi hívei alá máglyát is gyújtott - de igaza mégis Kopernikusznak volt."