Tag Archives: Georg Joachim Rheticus

copernicus: earth as the lord’s moving footstool

The continuing saga of Copernicus and displacing the earth from the center of the universe. Of, course man was displaced as well, now an orbiting refugee and the light moral relativism found its way through the cracks in the foundation… … Continue reading

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

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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copernicus: not hissed off the stage at first…

The Copernican Revolution. Moving man and the earth off center stage, the center of the universe. Finally published on the deathbed… …The departure of Georg Joachim Rheticus, though his name was never mentioned by his teacher seems to have decided … Continue reading

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