Saudi Cleric: The Sun Revolves Around the Earth

INN ^ | 2/17/2015, 10:36 AM | Tova Dvorin

[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. …

[Salamander]

Don't be silly.

Everybody knows that Jörmungandr holds the whole mess together.

Without ümläüts, äll woüld be lost.

[Slings and Arrows]

So what happens, if a cat is tossed up in the air?

You get an annoyed cat.

[Slings and Arrows]

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.

[Slings and Arrows]

The Turtle Moves!

[Slings and Arrows]

He’s in my song! (See tagline.)

[Salamander]

I rest my case.

[MaxMax]

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.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

"There's very good eating on one of these, you know"

Mohammedanism needs a Brutha.

[Slings and Arrows]

True, but don’t hold your breath.

[zot]

This is one of the Muslim contributions to science.