Evidence For "God"

[Kataphraktoi]

There's 12 total objects. The center one is obviously a star (perhaps a wandering one, a planet), and is the largest object.

So which of the surrounding objects is the sun? And why is it smaller than the central star? You claim they include the Moon, and the Sun lappears the same size when viewed on Earth. These would be the largest objects depicted, and also had their own symbols which are not used.

You claim they include the Earth, but they would not depict the Earth in that manner. If they included the Earth, it would have to be the central object, as they were geocentric.

If its a solar system being depicted, that means that they were not geocentric? (the idea of the whole civilization being geocentric or heliocentric is silly, btw. no civilization has homogeneous beliefs.)


Quite frankly, both sides of the argument seem to be spouting babel. What is the argument again?

[Aeson]

Originally posted by Kataphraktoi
If its a solar system being depicted, that means that they were not geocentric?

In the absence of an explanation about what is being depicted, the nature of their civilization's astronomical works is relevent.

(the idea of the whole civilization being geocentric or heliocentric is silly, btw. no civilization has homogeneous beliefs.)

It's fair to describe the evidence we have for their civilization, and when interpreting unexplained symbols, you have to judge it by what is known of the civilization. In this case, we have astronomical charts that show their understanding of the visible solar bodies. They depict a geocentric view.

That conclusion about their civilization could change with other evidence, but this seal clearly isn't evidence for a heliocentric view. Even if you think it's a representation of the "solar system", and that the object in the middle would be the "center", it's not the Sun.