Galileo looks at Joshua 10: 12-13

Letter to Benedetto Castelli | Inters.or This letter blew my mind; took me to another place, vicariously! In it, in 1613, Galileo Galilei expounds on Joshua 10:12-13, differentiating between ancient scribes, who wrote scripture by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and nature, "as the most obedient executrix of God's command." As a scientist and as the discoverer of the telescope, Galileo places what is perceived by the senses, and what is demonstrable above scriptural literalism; both coming from the same divine source! http://inters.org/Galilei-Benedetto-Castelli