So, since there are many places in the Sacred Scriptures where the sun is mentioned as moving, and the earth as standing still, these people will hold that I have contradicted the Holy Scriptures.
Heliocentric model of the solar system
This is a summary of the arguments he anticipated, not his direct belief or statement. He was aware of the potential conflict.
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