“People give ear to an upstart astrologer who strove to show that the earth revolves, not the heavens or the firmament, the sun and the moon. Whoever wishes to appear clever must devise some new system, which of all systems is of course the very best. This fool wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy; but the sacred scripture tells us that Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, not the earth.” FollyFallacyHeliocentrismAppeal To AuthorityGeocentrismAppeal To Ancient WisdomArgument From Authority Book:The Table Talk of Martin Luther Source: The Table Talk of Martin Luther
“Whereas the ancients held that garlick hindred the attraction of the Loadstone, he contradicts this by experience; but I cannot think the ancient Sages would write so confidently of that which they had no experience; of, being a thing so obvious and easie to try; therefore I suppose they had a stronger kind of garlick, then is with us” FollyAppeal To AuthorityAppeal To Ancient WisdomArgument From Authority Author:Alexander Ross