If the bible is inerrant, then why persecute Copernicus and Galilao?

Question

So Geocentrism is correct?

Answer 1

In 1543 the geocentric system met its first serious challenge with the publication of Copernicus's De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, which posited that the Earth and the other planets instead revolved around the Sun. The geocentric system was still held for many years afterwards, as at the time the Copernican system did not offer better predictions than the geocentric system, and it posed problems for both natural philosophy and scripture.

With the invention of the telescope in 1609, observations made primarily by Galileo (such as that Jupiter has moons) called into question some of the tenets of geocentrism but did not seriously threaten it.



The seven parts of Copernicus' theory are:
1. There is no one center in the universe
2. The Earth's center is not the center of the universe
3. The center of the universe is near the sun
4. The distance from the Earth to the sun is imperceptible compared with the distance to the stars
5. The rotation of the Earth accounts for the apparent daily rotation of the stars
6. The apparent annual cycle of movements of the sun is caused by the Earth revolving around the sun
7. The apparent retrograde motion of the planets is caused by the motion of the Earth, from which one observes

Answer 2

This is such an obvious point and I still am amazed that there are so many people who believe you can take the Bible completly literally and that it is inerrant. To the person who says where in the Bible does it state the solar system is geocentric, see the website below where some poor misguided soul is still trying to convince people the heliocentric solar system is false based on scripture. Scripture aside from just being plain wrong scientifically is also often fuzzy to its meaning and even sometimes contradictory so you end up with a variety of people and faith arriving at very different interpretations.

Answer 3

I didn't persecute Copernicus or Galileo. Neither did the Bible. People who didn't know either science or the Bible did.

The Bible doesn't teach geocentrism - never did.

Answer 4

I don't know if the Bible is inerrant (for example, I don't take it literally as do some but believe strongly in the underlying message it tries to portray), but I do know that humans aren't. When humans interpret the Bible, watch out.

Answer 5

Galileo was not persecuted because of his heliocentric theories.

In fact, he wasn't persecuted at all.

He was simply asked by the Church to prove his theories first -- something he had not done -- before teaching them as fact.

That's not too much for anything, including science, to ask.

I'm afraid there is a LOT of misinformation out there about Galileo and his relationship with the Church.

The Church was actually very interested in Galileo's theories. They were not interested in his teaching them as fact before he had proven them, though.

THAT'S what the problem with Galileo was.

Answer 6

Where in the Bible does it say that the Earth is the center of the solar system?

Answer 7

because the church takes far longer to adapt to the real world than science.

Answer 8

Cause of One word, 'politics'

Answer 9

the catholic church believed if they were correct...no one would believe in the church anymore. therefore, they dismissed them as heretics.