Galileo was wrong !

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Galileo was wrong !

Post by twinc » Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:00 am

it seems the Church,Bible and God were right after all, but of course how could it be otherwise - any useful comments - twinc

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Re: Galileo was wrong !

Post by m273p15c » Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:15 pm

twinc wrote:it seems the Church,Bible and God were right after all, but of course how could it be otherwise
Where in the Bible does it say Galileo was wrong?
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Re: Galileo was wrong !

Post by twinc » Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:50 am

m273p15c wrote:
twinc wrote:it seems the Church,Bible and God were right after all, but of course how could it be otherwise
Where in the Bible does it say Galileo was wrong?
all over - see www.scripturecatholic.com - scroll down L/H column and click on geocentrism and see for yourself - twinc

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proof-texts are figurative

Post by m273p15c » Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:29 am

Hi twinc,

I looked at the list of supposed proof-texts, but they are clearly figurative, since if interpreted literally they contradict themselves:
web-source wrote:1 Sam. 2:8 – “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and on them he has set the world.”

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1 Chron. 16:30 – “yea, the world stands firm, never to be moved.” This and many other passages say very plainly that the earth does not move.

Job 26:7 – “He stretches out the north over the void, and hangs the earth upon nothing.”
Which is it? Is the earth suspended or set upon pillars? Man has been all over the world, and no one has ever reported literal, giant pillars upon which the world rests. Hundreds, maybe thousands of satellites have circled the earth, yet none has crashed into these pillars or been able to take pictures of them. ... Now, if the pillars are to be interpreted figuratively, then why not the rest of the verse?

The quoted verses figuratively picture the power of the Lord. As we can imagine a man building a house and his greatness compared to the house, we can extrapolate from that concept to conceive of the great Lord who built the earth and His greatness relative to it (Hebrews 3:4). If one takes these verses literally, then he must explain their contradictions.
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Re: Galileo was wrong !

Post by twinc » Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:08 am

this is notwhat is being or contested - what is being contested is whether it moves or it does not move and who says what - twinc

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proof-texts are figurative - still

Post by m273p15c » Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:03 am

twinc wrote:this is notwhat is being or contested - what is being contested is whether it moves or it does not move and who says what - twinc
If the verses are to be figuratively interpreted, then God has nothing to say on the subject of the earth's absolute movement relative to the sun or anything else. You have simply read too much into a multitude of passages.

The Catholic church might have to admit they were wrong, but God's Word is consistent with what we see in science.
May God help us to love truth sincerely and supremely (II Thessalonians 2:11-12)

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