Hanshan
· 1w
Don't be ridiculous. the turtle model doesn't explain the movement of the sun and planets.
https://i.nostr.build/mJWRqAsF41CczbAQ.jpg
In fairness to Aristotle & Ptolemy, their model can be patched with epicycles and eccentrics, and if you add gravity back in it can explain the inversion of constellations.
Its unwieldly and inelegant, but its only indefensible once you get to quantum effects.
Gaia the Space Turtle has no such theoretical problems, as her believers can adjust their reality to match their predictions :D