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To: campaignPete R-CT

Planetary physics 101. The Earth is in orbit around the Sun.

And no reason to be childish.


21 posted on 07/07/2009 7:11:57 PM PDT by allmendream ("Wealth is EARNED not distributed, so how could it be redistributed?")
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To: allmendream

no, bringing the Galileo stuff is childish

galileo claimed the sun was stationary. FALSE
he claimed that planets revolve around the sun
in circular orbits. FALSE

Scientists knew that if the Corperican model were correct, that they would observe a parallax effect when viewing stars, yet they did not. Why was that?


22 posted on 07/07/2009 7:38:15 PM PDT by campaignPete R-CT
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To: allmendream

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2253681/posts
“At the same time, instead of keeping the debate on a theoretical plane involving mathematics, astronomy and observation, Galileo entered the murky post-Reformation waters of theology and Scriptural interpretation. His theory was that nature cannot contradict the Bible, and if it appeared to do so it is because we do not adequately understand the deeper biblical interpretation.

This sounds pretty much like a Catholic understanding of the role of faith and science. How did he get into so much trouble? Essentially, Galileo slipped into trouble on three accounts. First, he was teaching Copernican theory as fact, rather than hypothesis, when there really was no scientific fact to back it up. Second, the popularity of his writings brought an essentially philosophical discussion into the public arena, requiring some sort of church response. Third, by elevating scientific conjecture to a theological level, he was raising the stakes enormously. Instead of merely scientific disputation, Galileo was now lecturing on Scriptural interpretation. Galileo could have avoided trouble if he presented his work as theory and if he had stuck to science rather than elevating the whole issue to a theological dispute over the meaning of Scripture.”
YOU’VE HAD 400 YEARS TO LEARN THERE ARE NO CIRCLES, DUDE. STICK TO YOUR OWN FIELD, PLEASE.


23 posted on 07/07/2009 7:45:01 PM PDT by campaignPete R-CT
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