[Phys-L] Re: Finally the secularists strike back

[jbellina at SAINTMARYS.EDU (jbellina)]

As I recall, Copernicus was not an astrologer...that would have made
it easier for him to consider the earth to not be the center of the
universe.  If you are an astrologer, it seems to me you are a covert
geocentrists.  What he was able to do was tell time much better so
that it no longer was the case that Easter came before Christmas...a
problematic situation theologically speaking.

cheers,

joe
On Aug 23, 2005, at 12:16 PM, Strickert, Rick wrote:

> > I think that it was meant to be Kepler, not Copernicus,
> > in the item 2 below.
>
> Not only Copernicus and Kepler but also many other astronomers in the
> 16th and 17th century used their astronomy skills toward producing
> better horoscopes for their church and political patrons, as well as
> medical doctors.  How many astronomers actually believed in horoscopes
> themselves is another matter.
>
>
> Rick Strickert
> Austin, TX