Ok, so I've been doing some research on geocentric cosmology. I am aware of the basics. One thing I cannot figure out. I hope I can make this clear, thanks in advance for any assistance.
As far as I'm aware, the *only* reason to be interested in geocentric cosmology is for the sake of the Faith. In other words, I don't see that I or anyone else would currently be interested in it one way or another without the testimony of scripture.
Mathematically, heliocentric cosmology obviously functions well enough for mankind's practical needs, so unless it was a religious issue, there's no reason to delve into it.
For a Catholic, the religious issue is fidelity to scripture (and the tradition of being faithful to scripture).
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You have it entirely backwards, icterus.Mathematically, heliocentric cosmology is useless for rockets and
and satellites launched from and orbiting around the earth.
However, geocentric cosmology functions well for these.
Heliocentric cosmology is much too complicated for use
with orbiting satellites, and therefore is only used for
the sake of denying the Faith! Go to JPL in Pasadena, CA, and walk around asking people there to
tell you about how they compute the orbits of satellites going around
the earth.
Ask them to explain how the rotational momentum or velocity in
radians per second of the earth figures in to their calculations. They
will tell you, with kind of a curious smirk on their face, that they
presume the earth is stationary, not because it "is" but because that
way their calculations are much more easily handled. You always do
things the easy way so long as the easy way yields the same results
as the more complicated way of doing things.
If they 'recognized' the rotation of the earth, they would have to add
that in at the beginning, do the calcs, then subtract that out at the
end, because when a satellite is taking off or landing, it is as though
the earth is a starting point, that is, not moving. Since all satellites
begin and end at the surface of the earth, the 'movement' of the
earth is unnecessary for consideration in satellite orbits.
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