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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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Does "that effect" refer back to " intending to teach science"?
Context:
In retrospect, modern observers must wonder why the church was so utterly threatened by the idea of the earth re-
volving around the sun. To be sure, certain verses from scrip-ture seemed to support the church's position, such as Psalm
93:1—"The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved"— and Psalm 104:5: "He set the earth on its foundation; it can
never be moved." Also cited was Ecclesiastes 1:5: "The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises."
Today, few believers argue that the authors of these verses were intending to teach science. Nonetheless, passionate
claims were made to that effect, implying that a heliocentric system would somehow undermine the Christian faith.
In retrospect, modern observers must wonder why the church was so utterly threatened by the idea of the earth re-
volving around the sun. To be sure, certain verses from scrip-ture seemed to support the church's position, such as Psalm
93:1—"The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved"— and Psalm 104:5: "He set the earth on its foundation; it can
never be moved." Also cited was Ecclesiastes 1:5: "The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises."
Today, few believers argue that the authors of these verses were intending to teach science. Nonetheless, passionate
claims were made to that effect, implying that a heliocentric system would somehow undermine the Christian faith.
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Yes. that's the idea.
- Yes.
- that's the idea.
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Thank you.
And "that effect" is "implying that a heliocentric system would somehow undermine the Christian faith"?
And "that effect" is "implying that a heliocentric system would somehow undermine the Christian faith"?
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And "that effect" is "implying that a heliocentric system would somehow undermine the Christian faith"?
No. It is 'the fact that claims were made that the authors were intending to teach science' which implies that.
No. It is 'the fact that claims were made that the authors were intending to teach science' which implies that.
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