Dear Neville. Thanks for your well considered reply. Its nice to be able to discuss science without the ill will that some of the non believers have ehibited here. In passing, I suppose it comes as no surprise to you that those who do not believe in Him are never shy in attempting to use His name against us, accusing us of being unchristian hypocrites, when using their "selective idealism" without any comprehension of what real Christianity is. Many self confessed Christians likewise today only select that which suits them. Poor souls. I will answer your reply interspersed, in [ ] between yours below. Philip. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Neville Jones" <ntj005@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 1:11 PM Subject: [geocentrism] Re: Voyager Dear Philip, I have no problem with the fact that you were tracking LEO satellites in the 50s and that you would need to be alert, because of their speed and the background noise. You ask whether my doubting the existence of geostationary satellites is scriptural. Fundamentally, yes, because the Scriptures state that the World does not move, and if it does not move, then it does not rotate. Of course, the satellite can be explained in such a system by assuming that it is held in place by the balanced forces of gravity from the World and the mass of the rest of the universe. Some geocentrists assert this, and they have quality research papers to support their view (Gerber, Lense and Thirring, et al.). [Until I see some evidence that the geostat is not there, surely a simple triangulation based upon a wide base between different receivers would position them fairly accurately, then I am forced to hold to the latter view.] I am not happy with this for several reasons: I do not think that a gravitational field needs to exist anywhere but around the World, for everything else is "set in the firmament." [ I have stated on this list often enough I do believe in an aether. As the heliocentrists cannot disprove it I accept the likely possibility of a stationary world. Because of Scripture, and also because of the obvious anti-God motives of those who oppose it. Almost a prophecy fulfilling itself, of lies and deception. "believing fables" I do not see gravity as a physical field in itself "emanating" from matter as is often textually presented. (ditto for the magnetic field). The force observed is a resultant physical phenomena, and it could easily be due to pressure of the "aether" . This supports the view offered by another, that gravity is push rather than pull. I'm no expert at math, but it seems to me, that the application of Newtons law would be the same for either belief. Its just a case of differnt conventions like positive is negative. Thus then we can have "gravity" within Newton, locally everwhere in the cosmos, and still conform to being set in the cosmos. I am having difficulty with the words, but I have been trying to say that the aether is the mechanism that "locks" the entire cosmos in position, whilst allowing the purely local movements near the heavenly bodies. move within the Newton framework. Why do I get a feeling this fits in with Einstein, and his inertial frames ? LOL ] I distrust all of NASA's claims, because of the Moon "landings," Mars "landings," and "space probes." (As a matter of interest, could you tell me if you were able to track any of the Apollo missions, or pick up signals from them?); Also, I believe that the universe is far smaller than we are told. [ I never participated in any personal tracking. I was out of Woomera and NASA before the apollo program. I heard of others doing it. But I also heard of the cynics my self included, who were ever ready to indulge in speculation as to methods of deception that could have been used to make voices come from space. I cannot see any evidence against the existence of deep space probes or robotic landings on the moon or mars. You have mentioned the danger to electronic circuits by radiation. I agree that modern integrated circuit technology is very susceptable and that special screening protection has to be employed. But the early probes used descrete components. Have you considered that these might be more robust against radiation. ] I do accept that, although your 2-3 degrees still represents a fairly large patch of the sky (a full Moon subtends only half a degree), the sharing of television signals between satellites would have to be quite extensive to ensure that there was always at least one in that region. Although the "exact" location of the Van Allen radiation belts seems to depend upon who you ask, the general concensus is that they extend over at least the region 6,000 to 60,000 miles up. This is precisely where geostationary satellites would have to operate (~ 23,000 miles). [ Most of the NASA satellite passes (leaving out the military) that we monitored during my brief time was to map the earths atmosphere, magnetic fields and radiation belts. That was a continueing ongoing project. We were not popular if we missed a data collection. That is a nother reason I was quickly able to see the Big Lie concerning the Ozone Hole Hoax. The hole in the ozone has always been a natural phenomena at the poles during the polar winter, and was well mapped during the 50's.] This whole area is quite fascinating. [God's blessings to you and yours and all on this list, Philip.] Neville.