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From: Bret Cahill on 27 Jul 2010 02:42 > > > > > That's about the same percentage who held that the Sun went round the > > > > > Earth. > > > > > When did who believe that? > > > > > Bret Cahill > > > > The Bible makes several references that can be interpreted as > > > meaning the sun goes around the earth. The target audience was > > > obviously people who thought the sun may go around a flat earth. > > > However, most of the Bible was probably written down earlier than 700 > > > BC. > > > In my searches, I have found only one person after 700 BC > > > actually wrote that the sun goes around the earth. > > > Herodotus, the Greek/Egyptian historian, wrote a history on or > > > about 650 BC. He describes a Persian explorer who tried to circle > > > Africa. This explorer found the angle of the sun a bit anomalous. > > > Herodotus thought the explorer misinterpreted his data. Herodotus > > > proposed another model where the sun is close to flat earth. > > > There were Greeks in Herodotus' time who thought that the earth > > > was round. Herodotus said that those Greeks were obviously wrong and > > > were just trying to attract attention. > > > Although Herodotus was wrong, he was scientific. The odd anomalies > > > Herodotus describes prove that the Persian explorer really made the > > > trip. > > > Herodotus also proved that the issue of a spherical/motionless > > > earth was still controversial in 650 BC. > > > There was also a Greek/Egyptian astronomer who claimed, on or > > > around 50 BC, that the sun went around the earth. I forgot his name > > > and exact date. However, his ideas were not picked up again till > > > Copernicus. > > > Thanks. > > > They had math and empirical / qualitative science before Galileo but > > science wasn't quantitative. > > Not true. Pi was rather well known 4K years ago. Earth's size has > been known for some time, too. Geometry is math, not science. Are you this doggy poopy stoopid in real life or are you just pulling our legs? Bret Cahill
From: Bret Cahill on 27 Jul 2010 18:47 > >> > > > > That's about the same percentage who held that the Sun went round the > >> > > > > Earth. > > >> > > > When did who believe that? > > >> > > > Bret Cahill > > >> > > The Bible makes several references that can be interpreted as > >> > > meaning the sun goes around the earth. The target audience was > >> > > obviously people who thought the sun may go around a flat earth. > >> > > However, most of the Bible was probably written down earlier than 700 > >> > > BC. > >> > > In my searches, I have found only one person after 700 BC > >> > > actually wrote that the sun goes around the earth. > >> > > Herodotus, the Greek/Egyptian historian, wrote a history on or > >> > > about 650 BC. He describes a Persian explorer who tried to circle > >> > > Africa. This explorer found the angle of the sun a bit anomalous. > >> > > Herodotus thought the explorer misinterpreted his data. Herodotus > >> > > proposed another model where the sun is close to flat earth. > >> > > There were Greeks in Herodotus' time who thought that the earth > >> > > was round. Herodotus said that those Greeks were obviously wrong and > >> > > were just trying to attract attention. > >> > > Although Herodotus was wrong, he was scientific. The odd anomalies > >> > > Herodotus describes prove that the Persian explorer really made the > >> > > trip. > >> > > Herodotus also proved that the issue of a spherical/motionless > >> > > earth was still controversial in 650 BC. > >> > > There was also a Greek/Egyptian astronomer who claimed, on or > >> > > around 50 BC, that the sun went around the earth. I forgot his name > >> > > and exact date. However, his ideas were not picked up again till > >> > > Copernicus. > > >> > Thanks. > > >> > They had math and empirical / qualitative science before Galileo but > >> > science wasn't quantitative. > > >> Not true. Pi was rather well known 4K years ago. Earth's size has > >> been known for some time, too. > > >Geometry is math, not science. > > Wrong, Are you this doggy poopy stoopid in real life or are you just pulling our legs? Bret Cahill
From: krw on 27 Jul 2010 19:17 On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:47:25 -0700 (PDT), Bret Cahill <BretCahill(a)peoplepc.com> wrote: >> >> > > > > That's about the same percentage who held that the Sun went round the >> >> > > > > Earth. >> >> >> > > > When did who believe that? >> >> >> > > > Bret Cahill >> >> >> > > � � � The Bible makes several references that can be interpreted as >> >> > > meaning the sun goes around the earth. The target audience was >> >> > > obviously people who thought the sun may go around a flat earth. >> >> > > However, most of the Bible was probably written down earlier than 700 >> >> > > BC. >> >> > > � � � In my searches, I have found only one person after 700 BC >> >> > > actually wrote that the sun goes around the earth. >> >> > > � � � Herodotus, the Greek/Egyptian historian, wrote a history on or >> >> > > about 650 BC. He describes a Persian explorer who tried to circle >> >> > > Africa. This explorer found the angle of the sun a bit anomalous. >> >> > > Herodotus thought the explorer misinterpreted his data. Herodotus >> >> > > proposed another model where the sun is close to flat earth. >> >> > > � � There were Greeks in Herodotus' time who thought that the earth >> >> > > was round. Herodotus said that those Greeks were obviously wrong and >> >> > > were just trying to attract attention. >> >> > > � � Although Herodotus was wrong, he was scientific. The odd anomalies >> >> > > Herodotus describes prove that the Persian explorer really made the >> >> > > trip. >> >> > > � � Herodotus also proved that the issue of a spherical/motionless >> >> > > earth was still controversial in 650 BC. >> >> > > � � � There was also a Greek/Egyptian astronomer who claimed, on or >> >> > > around 50 BC, that the sun went around the earth. I forgot his name >> >> > > and exact date. However, his ideas were not picked up again till >> >> > > Copernicus. >> >> >> > Thanks. >> >> >> > They had math and empirical / qualitative science before Galileo but >> >> > science wasn't quantitative. >> >> >> Not true. �Pi was rather well known 4K years ago. �Earth's size has >> >> been known for some time, too. >> >> >Geometry is math, not science. >> >> Wrong, > >Are you this doggy poopy stoopid in real life or are you just pulling >our legs? We know you're as stupid as DimBulb. ...and snip like him too. Say...
From: Bret Cahill on 27 Jul 2010 19:24 > >> >> > > > > That's about the same percentage who held that the Sun went round the > >> >> > > > > Earth. > > >> >> > > > When did who believe that? > > >> >> > > > Bret Cahill > > >> >> > > The Bible makes several references that can be interpreted as > >> >> > > meaning the sun goes around the earth. The target audience was > >> >> > > obviously people who thought the sun may go around a flat earth.. > >> >> > > However, most of the Bible was probably written down earlier than 700 > >> >> > > BC. > >> >> > > In my searches, I have found only one person after 700 BC > >> >> > > actually wrote that the sun goes around the earth. > >> >> > > Herodotus, the Greek/Egyptian historian, wrote a history on or > >> >> > > about 650 BC. He describes a Persian explorer who tried to circle > >> >> > > Africa. This explorer found the angle of the sun a bit anomalous. > >> >> > > Herodotus thought the explorer misinterpreted his data. Herodotus > >> >> > > proposed another model where the sun is close to flat earth. > >> >> > > There were Greeks in Herodotus' time who thought that the earth > >> >> > > was round. Herodotus said that those Greeks were obviously wrong and > >> >> > > were just trying to attract attention. > >> >> > > Although Herodotus was wrong, he was scientific. The odd anomalies > >> >> > > Herodotus describes prove that the Persian explorer really made the > >> >> > > trip. > >> >> > > Herodotus also proved that the issue of a spherical/motionless > >> >> > > earth was still controversial in 650 BC. > >> >> > > There was also a Greek/Egyptian astronomer who claimed, on or > >> >> > > around 50 BC, that the sun went around the earth. I forgot his name > >> >> > > and exact date. However, his ideas were not picked up again till > >> >> > > Copernicus. > > >> >> > Thanks. > > >> >> > They had math and empirical / qualitative science before Galileo but > >> >> > science wasn't quantitative. > > >> >> Not true. Pi was rather well known 4K years ago. Earth's size has > >> >> been known for some time, too. > > >> >Geometry is math, not science. > >> Wrong, > >Are you this doggy poopy stoopid in real life or are you just pulling > >our legs? > We know 1. There is no "we." You don't even have a sock puppet on your side. 2. You know so little you couldn't even bs your way out of a wet paper bag. 3. You're dodgin' 'n dodgin' the question: Are you this doggy poopy stoopid in real life or are you just pulling our legs?
From: Darwin123 on 28 Jul 2010 12:53
On Jul 15, 2:30 pm, Bret Cahill <BretCah...(a)peoplepc.com> wrote: > This is easy to know because libertarianism consists of denying that > relationships exist. Not only are all equations linearly independent > in Libertaria, but variables in one equation never appear anywhere > else. I agree.... > > Bret Cahill > > "Math is applied logic." > > -- Nietzsche ..., however, I despise Nietze. Nietze was perhaps the worse libertarian there ever was. He may have surpassed Anne Rynd. |