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To: Ichneumon

From, where I sitting the sun still travels around the earth. Where are you? In outer space?


551 posted on 01/04/2006 12:35:35 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew
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To: Fester Chugabrew; Ichneumon

Am I mistaken or has Fester just claimed to be a geocentrist?


555 posted on 01/04/2006 12:39:53 PM PST by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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To: Fester Chugabrew

"From, where I sitting the sun still travels around the earth. Where are you? In outer space?"




Oh, my goodness! This must be archived for posterity and brought out in any thread where you are a participant.

Listen closely, Mr. Chugabrew. The sun is the central object in our solar system. The earth is in orbit around the sun. The earth also rotates on a slightly inclined axis approximately every 24 hours.

If you are stationary on the earth, the sun will appear to you to rise and set. That is an illusion created by the rotation of the earth.

Our moon, on the other hand, DOES orbit the earth, on a cycle of roughly 28 days.

I hope that helps you understand a bit better.


557 posted on 01/04/2006 12:41:18 PM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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