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[Phil Thayer]

> I'm sure his arrest was merely "until he repented of his 
> heresy" and quite 
> justified. The heresy, of course, has little to do with the 
> astronomy and 
> rather was his add-on claim that his findings proved Holy 
> Scripture to be 
> errant.

Heresy is all relative based on a persons religion.  For example, if you
are a believer that the world is round and orbits around the earth, then
you are a heretic in the Muslim world.  According to one of the most
respected Muslim scholars, Sheikh Abd-al-Aziz Ibn Abd-Allah Ibn Baaz
(yes a member of the rather large Saudi Arabian Royal Family), in 1993
he issued a Fatwa declaring the following:

"The world is flat. Anyone of the round persuasion does not believe in
God and should be punished."

This conclusion was reached through extensive studies of the Koran and
Ahadith.  Although after few years and merciless ridicule by the
Egyptian press, he changed his statement to say that the world may not
be flat but the sun Does in fact rotate around the earth and the earth
is motionless.

Keep in mind that in 1985 Prince Sultan Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud (also
of the rather large Saudi Arabian Royal Family) flew as a payload
specialist on the space shuttle Discovery, and obviously SAW the round
earth and its relation to the sun.

So, to all you infidel heretics out there that do not believe in God, be
careful you might be punished.

Phil

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