Dear Gary, I think is a good thing to keep abreast of what Bad Astronomy are saying in particular to anything that is on Neville's web site. I personally don't feel competent enough to debate with them, so if you are then go for it! Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Shelton" <garylshelton@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 1:30 AM Subject: [geocentrism] Re: Hello, group. > Cheryl, > > You need a good dose of Bad Astronomy. The folks there will gladly clarify > any relative motion questions you have. But I suggest you browse through a > couple of topics that I participated in last year. You will notice I > thought like yourself in the beginning. > > The first is a topic that I actually started, unbelievable as that seems to > me now.... > > "Relative Motion Falls Apart When applied to Planes" > http://www.badastronomy.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=16726&postdays=0&postorder =asc&start=0 > > The next is a topic begun by a devout acentrist athiest named Maksutov. > > "Thinking about geocentrism" > http://www.badastronomy.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=350240&highlight=#350240 > > I did not agree with these people but I could not counter their superior > academic arguments. Still, it was interesting taking the battle to "their > turf". I personally believe that they made some good points and we need to > be able to answer all of them, just as the creationists have a counter to > every single evolution premise put forward. > > Sincerely, > > Gary Shelton > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cheryl B." <c.battles@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 10:31 AM > Subject: [geocentrism] Re: Hello, group. > > > > A friend told me the whole moon landing thing was staged in Las Vegas, > that > > the film crew all had untimely deaths later, and they were pacified with > > hookers and parties during hte shoot. > > > > If they did go to the moon I'd like to know why not one single astronaut > has > > commented about observing the earth turning. I realize that it takes 12 > > hours for one side of the earth to completely move around, but it would > > still be apparent to anyone looking that the earth was turning. > > > > If you went to the moon and believed the earth was turning, wouldn't you > > want to brag about having seen it with your own two eyes? > > > > Cheryl > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.8 - Release Date: 2/14/05 > >