Tag Archives: Heliocentrism

copernicus: suddenly the heavens were not perfect

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Dave

The Copernican Revolution. Moving the earth away from the center of the universe had its consequences… …the heretical runaway monk and pantheistic philosopher Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake in 1600, though not for accepting Copernicanism. But his death … Continue reading →

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copernicus and donuts: taking “me” out of the middle

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Dave

Heliocentrism and geocentrism. How to reconcile divergent viewpoints that were never intended to be reconcile, for they represented thoroughly different values. Even Martin Luther was wary of the Copernican revolution, the end result being idol worship, the view that it … Continue reading →

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