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Giordano Bruno

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Philosopher

The Resume

    (1548-February 17, 1600)
    Birth name was Filippo Bruno
    Wrote 'Cause, Principle and Unity: And Essays on Magic,' 'The Ash Wednesday Supper,' 'On the Infinite Universe and Worlds,' 'The Cabala of Pegasus,' 'Expulsion of the Triumphant Beast,' and 'On the Composition of Images, Signs and Ideas'

Why he might be annoying:

    He didn't like school when he was younger, so he ran away.
    Although he was a monk, he had to flee Naples in 1576 to escape the inquisition, and then had to flee Rome for the same reason.
    Even though he wasn't a very good astronomer, he wrote an astronomy book rife with errors known to be untrue even in his day.
    He thought that there were an infinite number of planets in the universe, and each was populated by intelligent beings.
    He was tricked into moving to Venice, where he was promptly arrested by the inquisition.
    He initially recanted and was kept imprisoned for eight years.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He had a talent for memorization.
    The pope requested that he demonstrate his talents before him.
    He believed that Christianity was irrational and had to be accepted as an article of faith, not logic.
    He wrote a play called 'The Chandler' about a candle maker.
    He left the Dominicans after being accused of heresy.
    After he refused to recant one accusation, he was burned at the stake for heresy.
    When he was sentenced to death, he told his captors 'Perhaps you, my judges, pronounce this sentence against me with greater fear than I receive it.'
    Many see him as a martyr in the battle between dogma and free thought.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 234 Votes: 55.98% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 28 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 64 Votes: 64.06% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 87 Votes: 49.43% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 162 Votes: 54.94% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 224 Votes: 51.34% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 533 Votes: 46.15% Annoying