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We can't be at the center if we are revolving around the sun. We are constantly moving. moving, so we can't be at the center.
How do you know that we're moving? The earth could just be rotating to give us the illusion that we're moving. And the same illusion could be happening with the sun.
I know we are moving because the seasons change.
I can't imagine why it is wrong to believe that the earth is at the center of the UNIVERSE.
I believe the intended statement was supposed to be:
"I believe that the earth is at the center of the SOLAR SYSTEM." <---This statement would be false
I think the reason for why our planet is NOT at the center of the solar system was because the stars, planets, and moons move in a pattern that is simply not feasible/possible if our planet was truly at the center of the solar system.
I believe the intended statement was supposed to be:
"I believe that the earth is at the center of the SOLAR SYSTEM." <---This statement would be false
I think the reason for why our planet is NOT at the center of the solar system was because the stars, planets, and moons move in a pattern that is simply not feasible/possible if our planet was truly at the center of the solar system.
In 1610, Galileo turned his new telescope toward Venus. To his amazement, he saw the planet pass through phases just like the Moon. Galileo correctly surmised that this could happen only if Venus had an orbit closer to the Sun than Earth’s orbit.
With improved telescopes, astronomers started looking for another proof of Earth’s motion around the Sun, stellar parallax. Earth’s orbit is huge — some 186 million miles (300,000 kilometers) in diameter. If an astronomer measures the position of a nearby star, and then measures it again six months later, the star’s apparent position against the background of more distant stars should shift a tiny amount.
Observing this would prove that Earth in fact is not stationary. It wasn’t until 1838 that an astronomer finally detected this shift. That year, German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel successfully measured the parallax of the star 61 Cygni.
And there’s yet another proof. Imagine standing still with rain coming straight down. To stay dry, you just hold your umbrella directly over your head. As you begin to walk, however, you need to tilt the umbrella “into” the rain, even though the rain is coming straight down. The faster you walk, the greater the tilt needs to be.
As Earth orbits the Sun, we can detect a “tilt” of incoming starlight. English astronomer James Bradley discovered this phenomenon in 1725 by accident — while he was searching for stellar parallax! This aberration of starlight, as it is called, is a result of light having a finite speed and Earth’s motion around the Sun.
Ps: Sorry if this is long
With improved telescopes, astronomers started looking for another proof of Earth’s motion around the Sun, stellar parallax. Earth’s orbit is huge — some 186 million miles (300,000 kilometers) in diameter. If an astronomer measures the position of a nearby star, and then measures it again six months later, the star’s apparent position against the background of more distant stars should shift a tiny amount.
Observing this would prove that Earth in fact is not stationary. It wasn’t until 1838 that an astronomer finally detected this shift. That year, German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel successfully measured the parallax of the star 61 Cygni.
And there’s yet another proof. Imagine standing still with rain coming straight down. To stay dry, you just hold your umbrella directly over your head. As you begin to walk, however, you need to tilt the umbrella “into” the rain, even though the rain is coming straight down. The faster you walk, the greater the tilt needs to be.
As Earth orbits the Sun, we can detect a “tilt” of incoming starlight. English astronomer James Bradley discovered this phenomenon in 1725 by accident — while he was searching for stellar parallax! This aberration of starlight, as it is called, is a result of light having a finite speed and Earth’s motion around the Sun.
Ps: Sorry if this is long
Superman. I think he meant "I believe that the earth is at the center of the solar system."
If he did mean: "I believe the earth is at the center of the UNIVERSE."
Then I would actually have to agree with him
Then I would actually have to agree with him
Jul 11, 2017
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DuckDuckChess6 wrote:
Welcome to Convince, the game that has you convince total skeptics that they are wrong!
Here are the rules.
In this game, I am a skeptic that believes things that are not even close to true. It is your job to give me ONE good reason why I am wrong. The first person to do this will earn a trophy. Then, I will pick another thing that's totally false, and we'll start again.
Ok, let's start.
I TOTALLY believe that the earth is at the enter of the universe. Give me one reason why I'd be wrong. Go!
do skeptics believe?
As boring as this thread is....
Well it is impossible- there are several planets with a bigger gravitational pull then the earth, and so, even if the sun wasn't the centre, then they would be. There is simply no way the earth's gravity could pull around Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune- never mind the sun!
Well it is impossible- there are several planets with a bigger gravitational pull then the earth, and so, even if the sun wasn't the centre, then they would be. There is simply no way the earth's gravity could pull around Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune- never mind the sun!
Just wondering, if there was a separate thread for forum games, wouldn't that sort out all our problems?
VicountVonJames wrote:
As boring as this thread is....
Well it is impossible- there are several planets with a bigger gravitational pull then the earth, and so, even if the sun wasn't the centre, then they would be. There is simply no way the earth's gravity could pull around Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune- never mind the sun!
Well it is impossible- there are several planets with a bigger gravitational pull then the earth, and so, even if the sun wasn't the centre, then they would be. There is simply no way the earth's gravity could pull around Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune- never mind the sun!
What if the Earth's pull is stronger than you think?
How could it be? It is impossible for a sphere that big to pull around planets its size made of the same material easily.
And if the earth is the centre of the solar system, then how can you explain the pictures from space, and where the sun is in the sky, and eclipses?
And if the earth is the centre of the solar system, then how can you explain the pictures from space, and where the sun is in the sky, and eclipses?
Maybe those pictures are fake.
Take a rocketship into space at 200MPH and come back. Half of that time would be Earth to end of Universe. Do the same on the other side of earth. Compare.
BTW what news source do you trust? (Duck?)
Welcome to Convince, the game that has you convince total skeptics that they are wrong!
Here are the rules.
In this game, I am a skeptic that believes things that are not even close to true. It is your job to give me ONE good reason why I am wrong. The first person to do this will earn a trophy. Then, I will pick another thing that's totally false, and we'll start again.
Ok, let's start.
I TOTALLY believe that the earth is at the enter of the universe. Give me one reason why I'd be wrong. Go!