By the way, the issue Mod-80 brings up reminds me of Rav Saadya Gaon’s Kasha/Raya that if the the universe is infinite, then that would mean that the far ends of the universe travel an infinite distance every day. Traveling an infinite distance would, of course, take forever. Therfore, it would never get back.
Another way to by; although people today still discuss the issue of what revolves around what, based on Mamarei Chazal, it would be interesting to note that the Maharal, who wasn’t that much later than Copernicus actually embraced the idea. That is without all the present day evidence. He writes in the fifth (I think) Perek of Nesiv Hatorah, that “someone recently came up with a new neat Astronomy that turned the whole Astronomy of all the years on its head.”
That, to me, sounds like he liked it. And we all know that the Sifrei Maharal are dedicated to honoring the words of Chazal. I know that bringing up this topic causes the thread to be closed, but I couldn’t help it. I never got a chance to mention these points anywhere before the thread closes.
So, quick! Somebody, change the topic back.