Does evidence that the universe is 'flat' disprove geocentrism, which requires a spherical universe?
A viewer asks whether the so-called evidence that the universe is 'flat' would disprove geocentrism, since geocentrism requires a spherical universe, and asks how the shape and mass distribution of the universe are determined.
Answer
"Flat" has nothing to do with a spherical universe; it is the term they use for a Euclidean, three-dimensional universe with length, height and depth. They want a Euclidean universe because the Riemannian two-dimensional model they adopted after Hubble does not work well. Geocentrism does not need Riemannian fudge geometry; we assume everything is Euclidean and it works. As for mass distribution, Dr. Longo of the University of Michigan and others have found the universe is lopsided, with more galaxies on one side and most galaxies spinning the same clockwise direction, which should not happen in a Big Bang universe. That lopsidedness is exactly what a geocentric universe needs: the earth is the center of mass and the universe precesses around it in a wobble, which is what gives us our seasons.