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by mrkeen 24 days ago
> Much less self centered than assume we’re developed from a mud on our own, without any external intervention.

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.