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"To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin."
(Cardinal Bellarmine, 1615, during the trial of Galileo)
"The doctrine that the earth is neither the center of the universe nor immovable, but moves even with a daily rotation is absurd, and both philosophically and theologically false, and at the least an error of faith."
(Catholic Church's decision against Galileo Galilei)
"Evolution is a bankrupt speculative philosophy, not a scientific fact. Only a spiritually bankrupt society could ever believe it ..... Only atheists would accept this Satanic theory."
(Jimmy Swaggart)
Four centuries ago, the Church staked much of its reputation, including the credibility of the "virgin birth" on dismissing Galileo's assertion that the world was not only a sphere but rotated around the sun. Given the low esteem many Christians have toward science, why should we believe a "revolving earth" theory that the Church, in its wisdom, has already dismissed as "absurd," "erroneous" and "theologically false."
If one dismisses science, what possible reasons could we have for second guessing the Church's decision?
On what basis would we change our minds since most of us have never been able to view the world from space and any other evidence would be suspect because it would be associated with science?
Shouldn't the "flat earth," as a known fact, be in our scientific texts and curriculums as the only viewpoint accepted by the Church?
Do we have any reason to believe that Jimmy Swaggart has any more insight or knowledge of God's master plan that Cardinal Bellarmine?
(Cardinal Bellarmine, 1615, during the trial of Galileo)
"The doctrine that the earth is neither the center of the universe nor immovable, but moves even with a daily rotation is absurd, and both philosophically and theologically false, and at the least an error of faith."
(Catholic Church's decision against Galileo Galilei)
"Evolution is a bankrupt speculative philosophy, not a scientific fact. Only a spiritually bankrupt society could ever believe it ..... Only atheists would accept this Satanic theory."
(Jimmy Swaggart)
Four centuries ago, the Church staked much of its reputation, including the credibility of the "virgin birth" on dismissing Galileo's assertion that the world was not only a sphere but rotated around the sun. Given the low esteem many Christians have toward science, why should we believe a "revolving earth" theory that the Church, in its wisdom, has already dismissed as "absurd," "erroneous" and "theologically false."
If one dismisses science, what possible reasons could we have for second guessing the Church's decision?
On what basis would we change our minds since most of us have never been able to view the world from space and any other evidence would be suspect because it would be associated with science?
Shouldn't the "flat earth," as a known fact, be in our scientific texts and curriculums as the only viewpoint accepted by the Church?
Do we have any reason to believe that Jimmy Swaggart has any more insight or knowledge of God's master plan that Cardinal Bellarmine?