[Faraday]

The "43.5%" is from a sample size of 46. The results prove that either, 1) very few people attend to the "Catholic Answers Forum" and linked apologetics sites, or, 2) most who do visit these sites are not interested in such a question.

Just out of curiosity: How could an artificial satellite be placed in a "stationary" orbit, if the earth doesn't rotate?

[Markjwyatt]

Faraday asks: Just out of curiosity: How could an artificial satellite be placed in a "stationary" orbit, if the earth doesn't rotate?"

http://www.catholic-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=875

Mark Wyatt
www.veritas-catholic.blogspot.com

[stripes1776]

Just out of curiosity: How could an artificial satellite be placed in a "stationary" orbit, if the earth doesn't rotate?

Newton's First Law of Motion: In the absence of external forces, when viewed from an inertial reference frame, an object at rest remains at rest and an object in motion continues in motion with a constant velocity.

It doesn't matter where you place your inertial reference frame, as long as the math stays consistent. You could choose the satellite as the center of the universe if you want. The article is quite good at explaining the physics.

But the theology of geocentrism is a matter of faith, not science, and I think it is important not to confuse the two.