Is the earth the centre of the solar system?

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The discussion centers around the misconception that the Earth is the center of the solar system, with participants debating the validity of this claim. One user argues that if we can see equally far in every direction, it implies Earth is the center of the universe, challenging the heliocentric model established by Galileo. However, another participant clarifies that this perspective only applies to the observable universe and does not support the notion that the Sun revolves around the Earth. The consensus is that the Earth is not the center of the solar system, and the discussion is deemed inappropriate for further debate.

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If we can see equally far in every direction, which I believe is true, then that makes
the Earth the centre of the known universe, does it not?

I mean that means the Sun revolves around the Earth as the early church believed and
Galileo was wrong to believe the Earth revolved around the Sun.

It just appears the Earth revolves around the Sun, due to local conditions, because we
assume the Sun is in a fixed position when really we have no proof it is fixed.
 
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boomerang said:
If we can see equally far in every direction, which I believe is true, then that makes
the Earth the centre of the known universe, does it not?

No, it means the Earth is the center of its visible (Hubble) Universe.

boomerang said:
I mean that means the Sun revolves around the Earth as the early church believed and
Galileo was wrong to believe the Earth revolved around the Sun.

It just appears the Earth revolves around the Sun, due to local conditions, because we
assume the Sun is in a fixed position when really we have no proof it is fixed.

No. Is this a joke?
 
If it's a joke, it's not very funny! This topic is not open for discussion here.
 

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