Did early Christians really believe that earth was the center of the solar system?

Question

I heard that early Christians believed that earth was the center of the univers, but during (1195, and 1231) St Anthony of Padua said this. " Jesus' place should be in the center of every heart. From this center, as if from a sun, emanate rays of grace to each of us." St Anothony used the sun as an medifore to explan how we should plce Jesus in the center of our hearts kind of like the sun is the center of light upon every thing. You can say that he knew that the sun was the center of the universe or solar system. What do you think about this?

I'm not saying if it did matter or not, but it would be out standing to me if some one came out with the concept that the earth was not the canter of the solar system.

Answer 1

The TRUE early Christians did not waste their time on this and they couldn't care less if the earth were the center of the solar system. I doubt it if they even gave much thought about the existence of the solar system. The TRUE early Christians before spent their time preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, or running for their lives from those who persecuted or wanted to kill them for their faith.

Claiming Christianity does not make one Christian. And we have witnessed this from the Crusades, the Vatican and countless people they have murdered who differed from their so-called "Christian" beliefs, and more.

Answer 2

Yes they did. In fact Copernicus was commissioned by the Vatican to make a more accurate calender and suggested that the earth was not the center of the Universe. This had previously been proposed by several Greek Philosophers but had been forgotten. The Vatican eventually rejected Copernicus and kept to the idealized view portrayed by Dante in his divine Comedy. Kepler and Galileo then proposed that we were part of a heliocentric system. Galileo was imprisoned by the Vatican for his heresy and died. With the advent of the scientific revolution with Bacon and Newton the evidence became overwhelming and Christianity had no choice but to accept that the earth revolved round the Sun and was not the center of the Universe.

Answer 3

Can someone tell "larry" that Charles Darwin wrote "The Origin of the Species" in the mid-1800s, and that Copernicus put forth the model of the universe with the sun at the center in the early 1500s? I mean, crikey.

As for your question: Yes, people believed the earth to be at the center of the universe. While Copernicus' model was gaining support, still in 1600 many did not believe the sun was at the center.

As for St. Anthony, he was a man ahead of science, it would appear.

Answer 4

The belief that the earth is in the centre of the universe dates back to long before the followers of Christ. In the early days of Christianity, the line between pagan and Christian beliefs was sometimes very vague. It was not until Constantine's time that large scale organization of churches and church scholastic study began.

OH, BY THE WAY "themicrowave", you say the bible encourages murder,rape,etc. Please be so kind as to enlighten the world by quoting some passages.

Answer 5

They did, and, the Catholic Church developed a wonderful policy of torturing, murdering and burning alive any astronomer who dared to argue with them. If you're interested, read about Galileo on wikipedia. He was the most famous astronomer to stand up to the Catholic Church in Spain, and claim the earth orbitted the sun. He was put under house arrest for a very long part of his life, until he died, for doing so.

Answer 6

I think scientists always seem to come up with compelling evidence to support their claims - from using leeches and bleeding patients in medicine - to the earth as the center of the universe in the 12th century - to global cooling in the 1970's (look it up) - to global warming today.
Time usually proves these crackpots wrong.

Answer 7

A Greek "scientist" named Eratosthenes computed the Equatorial circumference of the earth around 200 BC. The catholic church declared it was flat. On this and many other points, the "church" caused lots of good science to be lost.

Answer 8

not only Christians this was world known then until someone smarter corrected the world on the fact that it is not placed in the center of the universe

Answer 9

Earth Center of the universe and flat!

And in a strange way it is!

Answer 10

I think that you are confusing the early church with Christianity. Being a religious person does not necessary make you a Christian.

I understand your metaphor, despite the misspelled words.