I showed the planets some respect and now half of Rome is acting like I kicked a cathedral. by Galileo Galilei

This is exactly why I stopped inviting scientists to dinner.

And yet the tube kept being right, which is rude but relevant.

You did not show respect, you showed up with a tube and a confidence problem.

The issue is not the planets, it is your attitude toward being told no.

I only asked you to frame it as a hypothesis, not a victory lap.

Your Holiness, I did frame it politely. The planets just refused to cooperate with your branding.

I can live with no. I cannot live with 'the Sun is available for comment.'