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Saudi Cleric: The Sun Revolves Around the Earth
INN ^ | 2/17/2015, 10:36 AM | Tova Dvorin

Posted on 02/17/2015 2:43:13 PM PST by Olog-hai

The sun revolves around the Earth, a Saudi cleric insisted to a student panel Sunday—prompting a social media storm.

Sheikh Bandar al-Khaibari told a student that the Earth is “stationary and does not move,” according to Al-Arabiya, justifying the statement with religious texts and statements.

But then he tried to debunk the common knowledge about the Earth’s rotation using “logic,” in a visual demonstration that prompted the speech to go viral.

“First of all, where are we now?” he asked. “We go to Sharjah airport to travel to China by plane, clear?!”

Khaibari argued, confusingly, that the Earth cannot rotate because it would render air travel impossible. …

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Religion; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: galileo; geocentrism; rop; saudiarabia
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To: shibumi
Don't be silly.

Everybody knows that Jörmungandr holds the whole mess together.

Without ümläüts, äll woüld be lost.

81 posted on 02/17/2015 8:34:19 PM PST by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: familyop
So what happens, if a cat is tossed up in the air?

You get an annoyed cat.

82 posted on 02/17/2015 8:42:12 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("Ragnarok" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5nD7-qsEw)
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To: alloysteel
And besides, airplanes cannot fly. They have these incredibly powerful springs in their undercarriages that cause them to bounce from one point to the next.

Helicopters cannot actually fly. They are so ugly that the earth repels them.

83 posted on 02/17/2015 8:44:13 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("Ragnarok" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5nD7-qsEw)
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To: shibumi

The Turtle Moves!


84 posted on 02/17/2015 8:46:58 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("Ragnarok" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5nD7-qsEw)
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To: Salamander

He’s in my song! (See tagline.)


85 posted on 02/17/2015 8:48:33 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("Ragnarok" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5nD7-qsEw)
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To: Slings and Arrows

I rest my case.


86 posted on 02/17/2015 8:50:34 PM PST by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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To: Olog-hai
He knows he's lying, this is just how Psychopaths get their kicks.
And also how Communist style leaderships keep control of the masses.

Trust me, there are plenty of uneducated people who believe his every word.

87 posted on 02/17/2015 8:54:44 PM PST by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: Slings and Arrows
"There's very good eating on one of these, you know"

Mohammedanism needs a Brutha.

88 posted on 02/17/2015 9:01:27 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

True, but don’t hold your breath.


89 posted on 02/17/2015 9:17:55 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("Ragnarok" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5nD7-qsEw)
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To: GreyFriar

This is one of the Muslim contributions to science.


90 posted on 02/18/2015 10:59:20 AM PST by zot
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