On Monday, February 17, 2014 5:22:16 PM UTC-6, F*O*A*D wrote:


The point, which seems lost here, is that the belief that the sun

revolves around the earth is an ancient religious belief that was

carried forward by more modern religions, and that the people who still

believe it do so out of ignorance and religious belief and superstition.

And what is superstition if not the belief in supernatural causes or in

trying to explain the natural world in religious terms, such as taking

literally "biblical" history that claims to indicate the age of this

planet.

How ancient do you want to claim, Harry? The Chinese didn't believe it, neither did the Ancient Egyptians, Jews, Romans, Greeks or Assyrians?

You're making a claim of 'thousands of years of religious ignorance" thought this, not them...