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|    Thomas Heger to All    |
|    Re: Galaxies don't fly apart because the    |
|    07 Feb 26 09:14:05    |
      From: ttt_heg@web.de              Am Mittwoch000004, 04.02.2026 um 10:07 schrieb Maciej Woźniak:       > On 2/4/2026 9:12 AM, Thomas Heger wrote:       >       >       >> E.g. we regard as moving what we see, but cannot see ourselves moving,       >> hence treat our own body as mainly stationary.       >>       >> Even if we walk, run or drive a car, we usually maintain that       >> perspective.       >       > This is a complete nonsense, fabricated by Galileo       > without ANY support. We practically always know       > we're moving. If we're asleep or drunk or unconscious       > there is an exception, of course.       >       >              No, we actually know, that Earth is rotating and moves around the Sun.              That's not all, but should be enough to convince you that a place at       rest (e.g. your home) isn't stationary at all.              But we perceive our home usually as stationary, because we have no       senses for inertial motion.              So: we move always, but usually do not know.                     TH              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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