eli5: If every frame of reference is valid, why do people say the earth spins around the sun instead of the opposite, wouldn’t both views be equally valid?

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eli5: If every frame of reference is valid, why do people say the earth spins around the sun instead of the opposite, wouldn’t both views be equally valid?

In: Physics

Answer 1

No. Everyone’s frame of reference is valid, provided that their frame of reference doesn’t negate the truth that is scientific proof. Do our perceptions make it *look* like the sun rotates around us? Yes. But is it factual and something we can prove? No, due to other science proving it incorrect.

It’s like the old idea of respecting peoples’ opinions, but that doesn’t mean their opinion can’t be societally and culturally incorrect.