Some people are simply ahead of their time. I'm not talking musical genius Kanye West, but more along the lines of scientists who make significant advancements in specific fields. Nicholas Copernicus and Galileo were certainly ahead of their time. One thing these two have in common is that even though they were right about their perspective theories, they were all either persecuted or shunned.

Copernicus argued that the earth is not the center of the solar system. He was right. Back in the 16th century, he authored a book titled, "On the Revolution of Heavenly Bodies." No, it's not a spin class for bible students, but rather a book about the heliocentric model of the solar system. When the book was published in 1543, there were not many people who agreed with Copernicus, mainly because in 1543, everyone was mostly uneducated and bible thumpers, who were just as good to argue with as a brick wall. The book was banned shortly after its release. Copernicus was labeled a heretic and a sinner by the Catholic Church, which then publicly shamed the innovative genius.

Galileo had it worse. Possibly the smartest man of his generation, Galileo worked to prove Copernicus' theory of heliocentrism. He wrote a book called, "Dialogues," which was also banned after its release. Who would have guessed? Since almost everyone belonged to a church in Galileo's time, it did not help that he was excommunicated by the Catholic Church. They forced him to recant his teachings, and during his eventual trial, he apparently stated that he did not believe his own writing. I'll leave it up to the reader to decide whether he really meant it or not.

Now, it's opinion time!

The situations that these two scientists were in are strikingly similar to situations we see, nowadays. Just a few weeks ago, astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson got into a Twitter spat with rapper B.O.B. over whether the earth is round or flat. Luckily, in the 21st century, most people are educated enough to know that the earth is in fact round, so most people were on Tyson's side.

There are many arguments that politicians make that are inherently false, and these draw interesting parallels to our early scientists who were shunned for their views.

Firstly, gay marriage. Being gay is not a choice, but many politicians (Republicans) continue to believe that it is. Candidates like Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are promising to end the country-wide legalization of gay marriage, even though they are 100 percent wrong in doing so.

Secondly, marijuana legalization. Obviously, there are downsides to the drug. One upside though, which cannot be ignored, is the fact that Colorado raked in $53 million in revenue in 2015. Politicians keep bringing up the debt we're in, and to me, it seems silly that this hasn't been thought up as a possible solution yet.

There are many other connections to be made from the past to the present, but ultimately, all of this leaves us with one important lesson: Don't be right too early.