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David Hilbert

Galileo was no idiot. Only an idiot could believe that science requires martyrdom - that may be necessary in religion, but in time a scientific result will establish itself.

David Hilbert

Science

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David Hilbert is saying that Galileo understood science is based on evidence and facts, not on suffering or sacrifice like religious beliefs might be. He believes that scientific truths will eventually be accepted because of their validity, not because someone dies for them.

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