Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / August 2004

> From: dr-solo@wi.rr.xx.com
> Newsgroups: rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish
> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:28:17 GMT
> Subject: Re: OT: history of science was Re: Temperature?
>
> actually... the sun does not rise in the east and set in the west. This is a
> false
> observation.  The sun doesnt move around the earth, the earth's rotation
> creates the
> ILLUSION that the sun is rising or setting. This is a perfect example of the
> reality
> being counter intuitive.  Observations are observations.  They may be true or
> false
> but they are not science.
>
> Yes. the geocentric theory by Aristotle, et al, that is the earth as the
> center of
> the universe is incorrect.  Copernicus proposed that the Sun was the center of
> the
> Solar System (on his deathbed). Galileo et all provided experimental data to
> support
> this.  http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/Things/copernican_system.html
> Ingrid
>
> lillyflowers@verizon.net (Lilly) wrote:
>> I observe that the sun rises daily in the east and sets in the west. I
>> observe that negative effects happen when freshwater fishes are placed
>> into saltwater conditions, and vice versa. I observe that when I put
>> my foot on the gas pedal, the car accelerates and when I put it on the
>> brake, it slows down.
>>
>> Does the fact that here has been no "scientific methodology" make
>> these events any less true? Or, in your words, "junk science"?
>> Sometimes you don't need to "do the math" to see what is happening
>> because it is as plain as the nose on your face.
>
>> BTW, if you are going to use big fancy words, look up the definition
> beforehand.
> Geocentric; adj. Relating to, measured from, or with respect to the
> center of the earth. Having the earth as a center. But then again, you
> don't read books much do you?
>
> Lilly
>
> dr-solo@wi.rr.xx.com wrote in message
> news:<412dee5d.54402578@news-server.wi.rr.com>...
>
>> the geocentric model is 100% wrong. Observations without scientific
>> methodology is
>> not science, it may be pseudoscience or junk science.
>> Ingrid