Geocentrism and the Quran: Difference between revisions

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#is seen by 7th century listeners without knowledge of galactic orbits.
#is seen by 7th century listeners without knowledge of galactic orbits.
#is (almost always) compared to the Moon's course.
#is (almost always) compared to the Moon's course.
#is followed by the moon
#will on the last day be physically joined to the moon
#is repeated regularly.
#is repeated regularly.
#is almost always mentioned with that of the moon in the context of night and day.
#is almost always mentioned with that of the moon in the context of night and day.
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What else can one conclude, other than the Qur'an is geocentric? Whoever wrote the Qur'an thought that the sun orbits our planet. It is now known this is not true: the sun is not orbiting our planet and it is certainly not in a daily rounded path that looks like half a circle.  
What else can one conclude, other than the Qur'an is geocentric? Whoever wrote the Qur'an thought that the sun orbits our planet. It is now known this is not true: the sun is not orbiting our planet and it is certainly not in a daily rounded path that looks like half a circle.  


In ancient times, many people - but certainly not all - did not know any better than what they seemed to observe everyday: the sun appeared to be going around the earth through our skies. This belief could be expected from a 7<sup>th</sup> century Bedouin, but not from an omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient creator.
In ancient times, many people - but certainly not all - did not know any better than what they seemed to observe everyday: the sun appeared to be going around the earth through our skies. This belief could be expected from a 7<sup>th</sup> century Bedouin, but not from an omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient creator, who should be able to produce a perfect book that doesn't require acrobatic apologetics to defend.  


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