"Vidcapper" wrote in message news
Unfortunately that leads to ideas like the Earth being at the centre of
the universe - but far worse is when such erroneous notions are backed
up by force by whoever is in charge at the time.
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1. Your example dates from the time when science was little different from
religion;

2. But it became clear that 'the Earth being at the centre of the universe'
did _not_ explain all the available observations;

So, all in all, not a very helpful parallel.