Question

At one time, many of the beliefs of Western society were based on or supported by the idea that the Earth was the center of the universe. Analyze why people thought this was so, and discuss how it was disproved. Imagine a discovery today that could cause a similar shake-up in the way we view ourselves and our place in the universe.

Answer 1

The statement above is true, however current individuals, as a rule, misconstrue what pre-logical individuals implied by saying that earth was at the focal point of the universe. They didn't imply that earth and mankind were exceptional positively; actually, the focal point of the universe, in medieval European cosmology, was just about the most exceedingly awful place to be. Their origination was that Heaven was exceptionally removed, past the planets and stars, and that at the extremely focus of the earth was Hell. So to be on the surface of Earth was to be nearly as far from God as it was conceivable to be