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- noun A
belief that Earth is the center of theuniverse and does not move.
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Examples
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Some legitimate general relativity references are thrown in as evidence that geocentrism is no different than ‘heliocentrism’, though they provide nothing of the sort.
Yes, Virginia, the universe really does revolve around the Earth (not) « Skulls in the Stars 2007
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The overall problem with the ‘theory’ of Biblical geocentrism, is its ad hoc nature.
Yes, Virginia, the universe really does revolve around the Earth (not) « Skulls in the Stars 2007
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By pretending that heliocentrism vs. geocentrism is simply a case of Sun vs. Earth, the author is attempting to put them on equal footing and pretend that you’ve got only two choices – Sun as center of universe or Earth as center of universe.
Yes, Virginia, the universe really does revolve around the Earth (not) « Skulls in the Stars 2007
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Your battlecry was 'geocentrism' – and amusingly, even Carl Sagan admitted that it was fairly recently that the arguments against geocentrism were able to be powerfully confirmed.
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I’m pleasantly surprised only 18.3% of Americans believe in geocentrism.
Matthew Yglesias » Interracial Dating Versus Heliocentrism 2007
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who claims to believe in geocentrism which is relevant because…?
This is What Happens When the Facts are Fairly Presented - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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There are still religious groups that push disease as punishment and geocentrism in the US.
richard dawkins on why he\’s against religion | My[confined]Space 2009
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And the Bible-Science Newsletter was a famously rabid young-earth publication that sometimes even flirted with geocentrism.
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Simply put, the Bible does NOT teach geocentrism, and in fact is quite silent about “centrisms” at all.
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I used Hipparcos measured parallax of nearby stars as evidence against geocentrism.
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