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> This is equivalent to going back and claiming that the earth is the center of the universe and then being upset when presented facts to the contrary. Physica
by philwelch 5y ago
> This is equivalent to going back and claiming that the earth is the center of the universe and then being upset when presented facts to the contrary.
Physical motion is fundamentally relative and there is nothing in the laws of physics that says you can’t construct a frame of reference in which everything else moves relative to the Earth. Heliocentrism is certainly easier to reason about and much simpler, but it’s no more true in any fundamental sense.