[Fester Chugabrew]

The heliocentric solar system was discovered long, long before humans were in space.

Sure. But it has never been self-evident, and it never will be until the human population is transported to that point of view from which the earth can be seen to orbit the sun. Furthermore, the heliocentric understanding of the solar system did not precede authorship of the biblical texts.

The O.T. biblical texts were written for a bunch of nomadic bronze-age shepherds or goatherds.

Gee. I guess we all better stop reading them. I repeat, they were written for an audience that experienced at the time, and an audience that still experiences on a daily basis, a sun that rises and sets. Or are you one of those people who, when the sun rises, says, "Look! An illusion created by the rotation of the earth!" Cut me a break.

[MineralMan]

"Gee. I guess we all better stop reading them. I repeat, they were written for an audience that experienced at the time, and an audience that still experiences on a daily basis, a sun that rises and sets. Or are you one of those people who, when the sun rises, says, "Look! An illusion created by the rotation of the earth!" Cut me a break."

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No, we needn't stop reading them. I certainly won't. As for me, I do frequently reflect on the solar system when I see the Sun or moon appear. Sometimes, I even expand my reflection to the galaxy, or even to our local cluster of galaxies.

One day, while driving before dawn to the Sierra Nevada mountains to go skiing, I had the wonderful experience of seeing the full moon setting just as the sun was rising. It's one of the great things about rising early. I had a great day that day, reflecting on our amazing solar system and wondering what it would be like to live on a planet with multiple moon in orbit around a binary pair of stars.



I find this a great mind exercise...almost as valuable as posting information on Free Republic.