There is a group of people who insist that the Earth is stationary and that the sun actually rotates it,instead of the other way around. Do you think this is religious propoganda?What proof is there of either?(I don't know much about this I'm afraid), Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on the subject. Thanks
2007-12-04 03:10:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
People can insist all they want, but the Geocentric Model is a disproven theory.
Geocentrism was believed in ancient greece, but in 1543 Copernicus proposed a Heliocentric Model (that the earth and other planets revolve around the sun). This was not widely accepted because it posed problems for philosophy and scripture.
Then, in 1609, Galileo observed the moons of Jupiter through a telescope. This further supported a Heliocentric Model.
Then in 1610 Galileo observered (once again through a telescope) that the planet Venus showed phases, just like the moon. This wouldn't happen in a Geocentric Model, but was exactly what would happen in a Heliocentric Model.
Kepler (using his three laws, based on the heliocentric model) made the first successful prediction of a transit of Venus in 1631.
No amount of proof will sway Modern Geocentrists though. They base their earth-centered beliefs on literal interpretations of certain biblical passages.
2007-12-04 03:22:21 · answer #1 · answered by kyeri y 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Modern geocentrism is a belief currently held by certain groups [but attribution needed] that the Earth is the center of the universe and does not move. The prime motivating factor for the modern belief, as opposed to the geocentrism of Ptolemy, is explicitly religious Advocates generally argue that literal interpretations of certain Biblical passages demand that the Earth be properly described as being the center of the universe. Alternatively, in the case of Catholic geocentrists, scripture authoritatively interpreted by statements of Church Fathers and various Popes is used to justify their belief, even though this viewpoint is no longer endorsed by the Church itself. The geocentrist view is contradicted by modern cosmology, and by the Copernican principle and the theory of general relativity, which together imply that the universe has no center....
In other words this is cloud cuckoo land... and if the earth were stationary what makes all those other things go around? OK we can respect religous views and be tolerant, but what I want to know is if the earth is standing still, why does my bathwater always go around in spirals in the same direction? God or no God, thats my philosophical problem with this mainline-wacko idea.....
2007-12-04 11:16:40 · answer #2 · answered by Dad 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why should I respect the religious views of people who are so seriously out of touch with reality? I neither respect them or their silly ideas. Several passages in the bible refer to the "four corners of the earth". Only a flat earth could have four corners. The earth is not flat. It does not have corners. The earth is spherical and geocentrism was disproven centuries ago. Obviously the bible is incorrect on this issue. Those who claim it has no errors are seriously deluded. Why should anyone respect their views?
2007-12-04 12:16:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Using instruments to take precise measurements, we can see that the stars change position in the sky as expected by the movement of the Earth around the sun. Compelling evidence for a compelling model.
Geocentricism is more like geo-chauvinism. There's no evidence, only the assurance that we are the center of the universe because we are somehow "special".
2007-12-04 12:48:15 · answer #4 · answered by Bullet Magnet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tragically some folks have not read all the Bible - the Bible states that the earth is a ball hanging in space, long before Gallileo stated this. The Catholic Church condemned Gallileo and only retracted its condemnation a few years ago. For three hundred years it refused to admit that a Pope was wrong. Such a head in the sand attitude brings all thinking Christians under condemnation by the actions of the stupid few, in a tiny enclave near Rome.
2007-12-04 12:35:50 · answer #5 · answered by eastanglianuk1951 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are some who believe that the Earth is the center of all things, and some of those believe this for religious reasons.
But the vast majority of educated folks, religious and otherwise, know better. Try to sell this in my home church (and a very traditional, very fundamentalist lot they are) and they'll stare at you like you're nuts.
2007-12-04 13:46:00 · answer #6 · answered by jgoulden 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Geocentric model is extremely old and was disproven long ago. The two main guys who helped disprove that theory in favor of a Heliocentric model were Copernicus and Galileo.
2007-12-04 13:34:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No scientist or mainstream theologian has believed in geocentrism for centuries. Those still clinging to such a belief are the lunatic fringe of some marginal religious sects.
2007-12-04 11:22:59 · answer #8 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Foucault demonstrated the Earth's rotation in the 1800s.
2007-12-04 12:19:33 · answer #9 · answered by Mark 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The geocentrist view is contradicted by modern cosmology, by the Copernican principle and the theory of general relativity, which together imply that the universe has no centre.
If this is the case and I personally think it is then Geocentrists' have it well and truly wrong.
However I defend their right to believe in their theory.
Poseidon
2007-12-04 11:18:04 · answer #10 · answered by Poseidon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋