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Old 09-March-2007, 05:16 AM
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The point is, saying the planets revolve clockwise is just wrong. It's meaningless. It's like asking "How far is it to the store?" and someone replies "Three." Three what? Miles, kilometers, furlongs, Angstroms?

Without a reference point, the statement is meaningless. And in this case, by stating it as a fact, the statement is wrong.
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