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 There have been few people treated as Giordano Bruno. Not many are rejected as early as their teens straight on through to their death. Bruno managed to achieve this undesirable task. Of course, he loved what he did and would never think of maintaining any other way to make a living. With his intellectual capabilities he could have done just about anything he wanted in life, but he chose to express his ideas to the world. Bruno needed to know why everything worked and he came up with his own ideas to explain things that he didn’t think true. His main rebellion was against the church’s idea of religion. John Kessler said of Bruno, “ He had written of an infinite universe which had left no room for that greater infinite conception which is called God.” The church wasn’t a fan of what he had been feeding into the heads of those that he lectured. If he believes that in an infinite universe there is no room for god, then the church would definitely try to get rid of him. No wonder he was rejected from every country he ever taught in and lectured. With most of Europe being Christian, all those around him believed in a god that he countered against. He must not have cared whether he lived or died. Bruno knew that he teaching went against everything that people ever learned, yet he continued and looked for ones who would share his ideas.

Bruno even disagreed with the man that was shaping the lives and lifestyle of those around him. Bruno stated, “There is no absolute up or down, as Aristotle taught; no absolute position in space; but the position of a body is relative to that of other bodies. ” So now, he doesn’t agree with the science being taught at the time or with the religion people believed. It seemed that he wanted rejection and also shows his strength. He never gave in to one idea that others tried to force down on him. Even if he would be short on food and shelter, Bruno never gave up on his ideas. He either had incredible mental strength or was struggling in the mental department. Few people would purposely exile themselves from society, but Bruno did it on purpose with pride.