Regner, I reworded the 5 points at the bottom and I show how/where Sugenisis' and Jones' "reasons" are in my original 5......You & others may have little time to devote to this, I can appreate our time, but sooner or latter, one way or the other, you are going to have to face your own contridictions and in your own assumptions. If you need a few days to digest all of this ..take your time, please take it, by all means..(i'm taking this weekend off)...This is imporataint for you and everyone else here....... I realy do enjoy these converstaions and I am glad you are here....but..... You stated" Thanks for your response, Philip. My name, however, is Regner... You ask: ``2. Why is evidence ("reasons" cause thats what you asked for) that claims doubt on "alleged facts" (reasons) proving the earth moves not acceptable as a "potential fact" (reasons) in support of the case that it doesn't.'' ( geocentrism)..Phill continuies his original posting added for context.."After all if we claim the earth cannot be proved to move, that fact must support the case for it being still. Regner: I have actually never said that, and I would very much encourage that kind of arguments..... Well that is Exactly what i have done in my point #1, but you have done everything to avoid that point when I made it..?? previously you object to my "reasons" with your reasons as follows: Your point 5 is a summary if the consequences if 2-4 are true, which meansit is not a point in itself. Your point 1 is irrelevant here, since it is not in support of a geocentric Universe." Which is it!?.......I guess i will have to address both sides since you seem eager to play both sides of the fence on this issue. If your far too busy to address your inconsitincy.....well.... maybe you dont have time for the big questions..? The fact that "we cannot assume the earth to be in motion" does "support geocentrisim" logicaly. Further, it is, by defintion of motion and geocentriticy, a relevant "reason" . .What is the major malfunction here? As for my point #5...... First: Let me get this strait you think that the "reasoning" or logic path, used "in fact" to evaluate other "relevant" facts is a invalid or a "irrelevant" "reason" for acceptance or rejection of a Theory!?......Let me get this strait again, you wish to examine only certain facts eternal of any examinaion of the very logical frame work in which to evaluate them in !? Ok how about these "reasons" for geocentricity.. 1. The sky is orange 2 fish swim in the sea 3. The sky is blue 4 birds fly 5. everyone dies...!? How are you going to argue that these do not "support", ney, even prove geocentrism false, eternal of a "reasoned" construct.....UH!? If the logic employed is a "irrelevant" "reason" as you say for accepting or rejection of a theory, then you can just make any list and claim it as evidence for "a reason" for anything,( the reasons don??t even have to have any relevance to any meaningful discussion or logical path, because you have already decided it is "irrelevant"? ) ...Well....I can do the same here and proclaim that the "reasons" for your objections to my "5 reasons" are "irrelevant" to this discusion..........I guess you can go home now.....? Second: Even in the common everyday vernacular if one were to ask the question .."why(reason) do you believe xyz? and the respondent answered "because it makes sense (logical). No one would question the fact that his "reason" (he felt it was logical) was "relevant" for why he believes xyz?.!??.. This is true regardless of whether or not he had a open or closed mind, regardless of if his "reasoning" could be shown to be ultimately justified/ sufficient or insufficient/unjustified. The issue of sufficiency or justification would be what was examined next if you were to attempt to convince him otherwise?.. It would not be proper to claim is "reason" is irrelevant..? how is it irrelevant? how does the logical path he used to arrive at his conclusion not a Reason for what he believes!? this is utter nonsense, in an attempt to avoid the issue. This is not a attempt to develop meaningful progress on the issue of science as it relates to motion of the earth this is called avoiding the inevitable thing you do not want to face. Third: These are my reasons not yours! Now, you are arguing with your own construct (list my 5 reasons) to this very discussion!? You stated"it is not in support of a geocentric Universe." I thought that was the point of this disscusion was to decide if my "reaons" supported a Geocentric universe. I guess we can all thank you for making a determination about our own reasons for us .....We should all just stop now and ask you what the correct answerer to the issue under consideration is..!? Wether or not my reasons are invalid or irrelevant is what you must demonstrate, not merely assert!. I have already demonstrated their "relevance". If think you are just going to wave your "magic pen" and proclaim my reasons as invalid or "irrelevant" external of any logical reason for such a proclamation, then i too hereby proclaim any and all "reasons" that you may offer up, that i don?t like, as irrelevant to this discussion? .....How can you claim my "reasons" don?t support geocentrism if you don?t apply or consider the "logic" they are framed in as a "reason" or not? If you do agree we must consider the "reasoning"/ logic, then what in the world are you protesting? You asked for my reasons, not yours! I gave you "my 5 reasons". You can't demonstrate how they are irrelevant "reasons" . Finally: Here let me word it this way for you .......this is exactly....Philip: 2. Why is evidence (reasons) that claims doubt on "alleged facts" proving the earth moves not acceptable as a "potential fact" (reasons) in support of the case that it doesn't.'' ( the earth does not move)....."After all if we claim the earth cannot be proved to move, that fact must support the case for it being still Regner: I have actually never said that, and I would very much encourage that kind of arguments. Reason #1 (restated to "support Geocentrism" ;-)......... there are only two basic possibilities, there is no valid logic path that can a demonstrate the a-centric position...( this is the "reason" i dont accept it) 2. All attempts to prove motion have come up short & or non existent......( I will defer further comment on this to Robert Sungenis? posting since he has already addressed this very point as his point #1, in much more detail) 3. All observable mass and all red shift, quasars, double galaxies show concentric shells of whatever centered on the earth ...... 4. .....The relative motion of the stars nightly produce an observable pattern ( nightly star trails)....However, annually around the north secondary Northern annual axis of rotation there is no observable pattern that can or has ever been demonstrated to coincided with that supposed motion....(I will defer this point to Nevile & Steven Jones as they make this point in their/his post as well) Reason #5 (restated to "support Geocentrism" ;-)..........there are only two basic possibilities and the only valid logical path can and will demonstrate a geocentric position...( this is the "reason" i do accept it) ............................................................................................