Keep in mind that from the japanese companies perspective, the subtitles might not even enter into the equation.
This is somewhat like the copies of the Star Wars movies that showed up all over the internet, with the minor inconvenience of Thai or Korean subtitles. To a Japanese native speaker, the subtitles are an annoying distraction, but you still have a high-quality rip of the show (along with a chance to practice your english).
Ah yes, the requisite Galileo discussion. Contrary to your jab "Very nice. Now for some facts", you failed to note a few important details.
Firstly, the church didn't arrest Galileo on charges of heresy. There's an earlier chapter here that has been completely ignored on your source website. Specifically, the time in which Galileo brings forth his arguments (without any particular evidence), causes a ruckus, and agrees in writing not to promulgate the heliocentric model. He broke that agreement and spawned the problems seen above.
Secondly, after he wrote "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems -- Ptolemaic & Copernican," Galileo persisted in denying that his work argued in support of the Copernican model. A somewhat confused Holy Tribunal kindly requested that he read his own work, and the tribunal adjourned for a few weeks to allow him to do so. As you mention, several infuential Catholics were freinds of Galileo (including his personal inquisitor), but by denying the obvious with this case, he made it almost impossible for them to help him.
Although Galileo was brilliant... he was not above "cooking the books" either. And in his previous argument with the church, he had fudged his data to prove that the tides followed the sun. Unfortunately, he was the only one alive at the time who realized he had cheated. The disadvantage of having friends in high places, in an organization that isn't looking too kindly on you, is that you might tell them something you didn't mean to. This was the actual cause of the ban on teaching the heliocentric model, which led to the later problems.
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Keep in mind that from the japanese companies perspective, the subtitles might not even enter into the equation.
This is somewhat like the copies of the Star Wars movies that showed up all over the internet, with the minor inconvenience of Thai or Korean subtitles. To a Japanese native speaker, the subtitles are an annoying distraction, but you still have a high-quality rip of the show (along with a chance to practice your english).
Ah yes, the requisite Galileo discussion. Contrary to your jab "Very nice. Now for some facts", you failed to note a few important details.
Firstly, the church didn't arrest Galileo on charges of heresy. There's an earlier chapter here that has been completely ignored on your source website. Specifically, the time in which Galileo brings forth his arguments (without any particular evidence), causes a ruckus, and agrees in writing not to promulgate the heliocentric model. He broke that agreement and spawned the problems seen above.
Secondly, after he wrote "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems -- Ptolemaic & Copernican," Galileo persisted in denying that his work argued in support of the Copernican model. A somewhat confused Holy Tribunal kindly requested that he read his own work, and the tribunal adjourned for a few weeks to allow him to do so. As you mention, several infuential Catholics were freinds of Galileo (including his personal inquisitor), but by denying the obvious with this case, he made it almost impossible for them to help him.
Although Galileo was brilliant... he was not above "cooking the books" either. And in his previous argument with the church, he had fudged his data to prove that the tides followed the sun. Unfortunately, he was the only one alive at the time who realized he had cheated. The disadvantage of having friends in high places, in an organization that isn't looking too kindly on you, is that you might tell them something you didn't mean to. This was the actual cause of the ban on teaching the heliocentric model, which led to the later problems.