Does your perception of the shape, position and motion of the earth really matter? We go into outer space and Galileo's smoke-filled back rooms to find out why the 'enemies of all mankind' thought it was so important.

Topics referenced in this episode:

https://www.vox.com/2015/2/3/7969843/scientific-genius-magic

https://www.documentarytube.com/articles/galileo-galilei-and-three-other-scientists-who-believed-in-magic

Airy's Failure
https://planegeodesy.com/heliocentrism-refuted-the-airy-experment-1871

https://www.museogalileo.it//en

The Very First Bible: https://www.theveryfirstbible.org

First Bible Network: https://www.firstbiblenetwork.com

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-ancient-greek-astronomical-calculation-machine-reveals-new-secrets

Marcionite Christian Church
https://www.marcionitechurch.org

FBN Bookstore
https://payhip.com/TheVeryFirstBible

The mindset that steamrolls over humanity:
"It is not necessary that hypotheses be true or even probable ; it is sufficient that they lead to results of calculation which agree with calculation." - Copernicus