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2) The water’s spinning by itself (relative to the bucket) neither shapes (1) the water surface’s flatness or concavity nor (2) true circular motion because it must spin in relation to something, and not nothing. And this something cannot be exclusively relative space because relative space is always changing, which would mean that the water at t1 or t2 would behave in the same changing way, when the contrary is the case. At t1 or the earlier stage, the bucket spun fast, and the water remained still. At t2 or the latter stage, the bucket spun more slowly, and it began to recede. At t1, we have an instance where the water remains still, that is, it is not affected my motion or change. At t2, we have an instance where the water becomes concave, that is, it is affected by motion or change. So there is something else, other than relative space that makes the water behave differently as the rope continues to untwist.
3) There is nothing to measure rotation with respect to, though there must be “something” to measure rotation
with respect to, and this “something” had to be Absolute Space itself because, unlike relative space, it is the same, immovable, and it bears no relation to anything external. In other words, to Newton things spin in respect to Absolute Space. When the water does not rotate with respect to Absolute Space, then its surface remains flat; but when it spins with respect to Absolute Space, its surface is concave, that is, Absolute Space affects it.
(2) The Heavens: The objects we see in the sky, and the question of what they may be, has doubtless human interest since before recorded history began - the first real understanding of this began also with Galileo and Newton.
(i) Imagine that you are Galileo, and you are demonstrating to some of the cardinals of the church what you can see - the moons of Jupiter, spots on the sun and craters on the moon, ships disappearing over the horizon, etc. Now, bearing in mind that (i) we do experience hallucinations, and that one does require a telescope to see all of these things; and (ii) that our senses and minds certainly only give us a rather limited understanding of what is ’really there’; try to give an argument to justify your assertion that what is being seen is real.
Galileo’s Apology
(written according to the religious and historical context of the times)
I, Galileo Galilei, made in the image of God, have made certain observations with my telescope into the mysteries of God’s divine reality, and have discovered to the best of my ability and observations, as a devoted mathematician, astronomer and philosopher, that the moon has craters, that the sun has dark blemishes and that it rotates, and that the earth is not the only planet with a moon, for upon careful scrutiny, I have observed that four moons orbit Jupiter. All these observations lead me to strongly support Copernicus’ theory that planets revolve are the sun, and that the earth is not the center of the universe.
That these observations are real, they are, for these are as real as my eyes, for it is through my God-given eyes, with the aid of this telescope, that I have observed what has never been observed before, and that these observations are substantiated by my subsequent observations which have all been carefully and systematically tested and written, which lead me to believe that these findings are not hallucinations or misperceptions for they show the consistency and sameness of subsequent observations, which, not only support Copernicus’ model, but that are also truer, more coherent claims, well substantiated, and presented to you respectfully after methodical observations, tests, and much •13•