Re: geocentrism

blake@eesun1.tamu.edu
Mon, 9 Oct 1995 10:18:40 -0500

Sorry if I'm beating a dead horse, but I can't help responding. This touches
the center of my expertise - optics, relativity, and gyroscopes.

John Turnbull wrote:
>Decisive refutation of geocentricity is not as obvious as it may seem.

Agreed. It took thousands of years of scientific endeavor to dump it.
However, it is presently decisively refuted. Period. You only need one good
counter-example to refute a theory. Light gyroscopes provide such a
counter-example. Unfortunately, the lines of reasoning are a bit technical -
so I'll skip the details here. However, if anyone wants details, I will
gladly provide them (privately).

I hope Christians can get off this issue. Unfortunately, the geocentrist
fringe in the science realm reaches a bit into the Christian rank and file.
We, who live in university and professional communities probably only rarely
see it, but it is there.

Jim

Jim Blake
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843