How many of you have heard someone of a religious faith say something like..."If the Earth were 10 ft closer to the sun, we would all burn up. If the Earth were 10 ft further away from the sun, we would all freeze. God is great"?
Have you stopped to consider what that actually means? Or better yet, how they little they actually understand about the Earth's rotation around the sun? For starters, our position relative to the sun changes every day, and certainly by more than a few feet. Furthermore, we also change our position to the sun based upon the time of year. We get warmer in the summertime because we get closer to the sun!
So if you hear that quote in the future, do the world a favor and let that person know the basic fundamentals of Earth's rotation.
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