Q&A: The Earth Revolves Around the Sun
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The Earth Revolves Around the Sun
Question
I saw what you wrote in Column 481 and in another column, as well as in an article you wrote on another site, about the fact that there is no meaning to the question of who is moving and who is standing still with regard to the sun and the earth.
But supporters of the heliocentric system claim that the entire “sun system” revolves around the sun, whereas supporters of the geocentric system claimed that all the planets revolve around the earth. In this question, is there no absolute truth?
Answer
There is an absolute truth, and it is that there is no difference between the two claims. It is a matter of definition.
Discussion on Answer
I already expanded on this, in my clear way, in the above sources.
Rabbi Michael,
Could you please expand on this a bit, in your clear way?