Science is never settled.
I have read and excellent article about great scientific arguments against Galileo. 99% scientists in Galileo time scientifically refuted all his arguments. And, based on the science of that time, they were right.
And, sometimes, scientific mistakes lead to great discoveries.
Columbus calculated the distance to India wrongly. He could never make it to India, and the scientists of his time rightfully pointed that out. But he went anyway.
The point of the Galileo episode was the conflict between science and religion. Those opposing him were in no way making scientific arguments.
There's a reason many consider him the father of modern science.