If you mean by this that everyone has faith because they believe things they have not personally verified as true, I think this misses the point of faith which is a commitment to a position without evidence. Something meaningful & deeply held. 1/2https://twitter.com/gm_palmer/status/979332075781271552 …
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I do not have faith that the Earth orbits the sun. I don't care much whether it does or doesn't & am willing to stop believing so if evidence requires it. I recognise that this is a consensus of scientists who study this stuff & that they tend to be more right than everyone else
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It is pretty easy to determine. Just trace the orbital paths of other planetary bodies and notice the parallax that occurs due to the differences in distances between Earth and the other planets. Only can be explained with a heliocentric model.
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I knew someone would explain it to me.
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Shit, did I just mansplain? Sorry, but Im just a nerd who loves physics but wasn't talented/smart enough to get a job in the field.
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No! That was normal explaining and I appreciate it tho it has already vacated my brain again. I just know my nerds and how they respond to me using physics or something in analogy. They respond to the physics ignoring the analogy.
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It is exactly faith. You trust that the scientific consensus is correct. You trust that (if you've seen them) pictures and experiential evidence from stuff that's been in space are true. Now that faith is well-placed, but it's still faith (unless you've been to space).
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It's trust, yes. I further explained what I am and am not criticising and why.
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Helen you are one of my four favourite ladies on twitter dot com. Lovely woman
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3. Would be this piece of garbage
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