Earth around Sun, or Sun around Earth

SicPreFix · Sergeant Joined: Feb 21, 2004 Posts: 121 Location: Canada

Does the Earth revolve around the Sun, or is the Earth the centre of the universe?

For 350 years the Roman Catholic Church insisted that it was correct to charge Galileo with heresy for insisting that the Earth revolved around the Sun. Galileo's ideas went against religious teaching that stated the Earth was the absolute centre of the universe.

In 1992 the Roman Catholic Church acknowledged that Galileo was right and that the Earth does, after all, revolve around the Sun. To quote:

"On 31 October 1992, 350 years after Galileo's death, Pope John Paul II gave an address on behalf of the Catholic Church in which he admitted that errors had been made by the theological advisors in the case of Galileo. He declared the Galileo case closed, but he did not admit that the Church was wrong to convict Galileo on a charge of heresy because of his belief that the Earth rotates round the sun." [emphasis added]

Jeezums! Did the Church get it wrong 350 years ago? Or, did the Church get it wrong in 1992? How did either error occur? Didn't the Church use the word of God to argue its case? Was God wrong?

Discuss!

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Prince_Serendip · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 1:26 pm Post subject:

This whole subject has been computed by mathematical astronomy. It is an exacting science. People who prefer to see the Earth as the center of the physical universe may not be far wrong, however. That same mathematical astronomy also states that every point in an infinite universe is the center of it. So, it matters not what revolves around what. In an infinite physical universe, Earth is at the center and always has been. So too, is the Sun and everything else! Differences in relative distances disappear with infinite magnitudes. Laughing

SicPreFix · Sergeant Joined: Feb 21, 2004 Posts: 121 Location: Canada

Hey how come we only got three voters on this, the latest in the exciting series of SPF polls? What, no takers?

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Blast · Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 2:25 am Post subject:

Ah you forget one thing, the sun revolves around me. I am the centre to the universe.

I suggest adding one more item to your poll, mentioning that the universe revolves around Blast (haven't you heard of the big bang theory)

I bet ya, that I will win!!!!

ekrubtap · Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:05 am Post subject:

SicPreFix · Sergeant Joined: Feb 21, 2004 Posts: 121 Location: Canada

Well now, while deep philosophy is all fine and well and certainly has its place (though not at any one central location I warrant), that's not the subject of the poll.

I'm not polling centres. I'm polling rotational bodies, and just two of them to be specific.

ekrubtap · Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 4:56 pm Post subject:

MrsHoppes · Sergeant Joined: Feb 08, 2004 Posts: 122 Location: USA

I can't believe I even took the time to read this thread.


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