SmashingIdols

Yeah, I realized that it would be the same orbital distance as the earth, after I posted. Still, it is a preposterous thought. And the gravitational effect would be devastating to everything orbiting it, ripping the planetary sytem to shreds.

Just for grins, does anybody know how much energy would be required to accelerate the sun to this speed, and where it would originate?

Nevermind, I forgot the theological rule of thermodynamics - GOD is the banker, and can borrow any amount he wants, whenever he wants, from anywhere else in the system.

In some other galaxy right now, they are paying hell for Joshua's day in the sun.

Marduk

Thou hast heard with thine ears and thou hast seen with thine eyes
Millions of years have gone over the world
I cannot tell the number of them through which thou hast passed
Thy heart hath decreed a day of happiness in thy name
Thou dost pass over and travellest through untold spaces of millions and hundreds of thousands of years
Thou steerest thy way across the watery abyss to the place which thou lovest
This thou doest in one little moment of time, and thou dust sink down and markest an end of the hours

From “A Hymn of Praise to Ra After He Rises in the Eastern part of Heaven” Egyptian Book of the Dead 2500 BCE

NOGO

If you think that this is far fetched then checkout Geocentricity. These people believe that the stars and the whole universe orbits the earth in a 24 hour period.

See <a href="http://www.geocentricity.com/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.geocentricity.com/index.htm</a>

All it takes to keep the earth fixed as the bible says.

Note that in this system all the other planets orbit the sun as usual. Even when the sun spun around to allow for Joshua's long day the solar system need not come apart.

If the sun does not quite make it to the speed of light then think of the speed required of some of the more distant stars in order to have them orbit the earth in 24 hours.

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SmashingIdols

Probably the nearest star (other than the sun) would have to be moving faster than light. If stars are traveling faster than light (not even possible, but so what) would they still produce a visible light to a planetary observer? What would the people on the other side of the earth see?

An easier solution for them is to merely deny that there is any significant distance between us and the lights in the sky - "they are, as originally man thought them - celestial beings."

By denying the entire body of physics and astronomy they can assume the sun is small, say the size of Rhode Island, circles the earth very closely, with an outer shell of stars that also turn in a sphere, and the planets are "wanderers" signifying bad portents, or perhaps messengers or angels. Then it would be very easy for God to stop the sun in the sky.

This is an incredibly absurd conversation.

NOGO

I totally agree. On the Geocentricity site I asked Dr. Bouw (yes, the guy is a Dr. of something or other) a question but he never answered. I guess he has a problem with two way conversations.