I also think it’s a good article.
@jongarvey your quibbles about the details around Galileo are similar to my own. He alludes to this by pointing out that Galileo didn’t even follow his own principles, and you are right to note that the scientific consensus is a moving target. That doesn’t mean anything goes or we can’t made good guesses where it will go, but it does mean that constructive pushback is required for healthy scientific discourse and dialogue about science.
Personally, I think Kepler is a much better model than Galileo: Follow Galileo or Kepler?