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by aristofun
17 days ago
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> It is hopelessly self-centered to claim that they were made in God's image. Much less self centered than assume we’re developed from a mud on our own, without any external intervention. > It is hopelessly self-centered to claim that He made the world just for us, and put us above all animals. Not a bit more than think that we’re ultimate authority to judge and decide who is above who > It is hopelessly self-centered to literally centre the Earth, and have the Sun rotate around us. Geometrically it is an arbitrary choice of the coordinates system. Cosmologically and historically it was only an intermediate view held by many nations regardless of their religious views. Generally, the Earth is a truly unique planey unless found otherwise. |
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No. "From mud" is strictly less egocentric than "in God's image" for any possible interpretation.
> Not a bit more than think that we’re ultimate authority to judge and decide who is above who
No such thought necessary.
> Geometrically it is an arbitrary choice of the coordinates system.
It is absolutely not. Have a quick peek into https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferent_and_epicycle. If you put Earth in the middle, then all the other planets move along squiggly lines and do not travel on the clean ellipses prescribed by gravity. Atheists joke about 'why not intelligent falling?' in response to 'intelligent design', which I think is a bit much. But yeah, put us back in geocentrism and you do need something like intelligent falling to fill in the gaps.