If we had to prove which is right without access to prior wisdom, most of us would fail miserably. Our current understanding of the world can't be built in any single person's lifetime.
But it's easier than ever to do your own research in the modern age. Heliocentrism vs. geocentrism is a well established topic. It doesn't take a genius to reach the right information. You can even conduct your own experiment if you want to.
The only thing stopping people from learning besides poverty is their own free will. I think the reputation is well deserved.
> Try to correct people to say, "What a beautiful earth rotation" instead of "sunrise".
That's just figure of speech. I don't see how it's relevant.
> Doing research means believing
The thing about good science is that it's verifiable, no need to believe. In this case, anyone with a cheap telescope can conduct their own experiment. There's just no excuse for believing in geocentrism in 2023.
As I mentioned, this is a well established scientific fact we're talking about here. People believing in geocentrism failed at multiple levels. For starters, they failed to distinguish trustworthy information from outright misinformation. They also failed to comprehend the details of the arguments being made, or haven't even bothered. On top of that, they also failed at critical thinking too.
That's more than enough reason to draw conclusions about one's ability to learn.
> works written by old dead men who held power
People so powerful that they were persecuted for their work by the church.
There are also countless people, currently alive, of various age and gender, independently verifying scientific facts and writing about it. Nobody gets their facts solely from "old dead men."
I agree with the geocentristic mindset being a product of limited vision.
What is verifiable? A well written paper on some particles being smashed together has to be taken on some level of faith unless I have the means and methods to reproduce the event. I do not have the means so I just believe it.
But it's easier than ever to do your own research in the modern age. Heliocentrism vs. geocentrism is a well established topic. It doesn't take a genius to reach the right information. You can even conduct your own experiment if you want to.
The only thing stopping people from learning besides poverty is their own free will. I think the reputation is well deserved.