This thread is really interesting. I won’t contribute too much because I am not as learned as many of you, but I do have a question.
When I was in school, we learnt about the geocentric source, and my teacher explained it wasn’t necessarily literal, but more figuartive. Anyone know if this is a valid explanation? Also, where is it written? That is something I definitely would love to learn more in depth.
As to Rav Miller – I think there is a big difference between saying that Chazal had perfect knowledge of science vs a Rabbi of our generation. There is no ruach hakodesh at this point and our rabbonim are much more fallible in the current generations. I am not saying that Rav Miller is wrong (or right – I don’t think anyone knows enough about global warming to really make a difinitive statement), just that the comparison is not quite on par.