New Geocentrist Blunder

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Self-Centered: ‘Geocentrist’ Movie To Get Limited Theatrical Release

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Last April, I wrote about a bunch of cranks who believe that the Earth is the center of the universe. These so-called geocentrists are extreme Roman Catholics who believe that Copernicus and Galileo were wrong to promote the heliocentric model of the universe.

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Somehow these zealots scraped up a pot of money and produced a fancy, CGI-laden documentary called The Principle, which in the spring of 2014 they claimed would appear in theaters soon.
The film didn’t appear, but the matter attracted some attention because The Principle is narrated by Kate Mulgrew, an actress who played Capt. Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager and later appeared as Galina Reznikov on the popular Netflix series Orange is the New Black. The film also features interviews with actual scientists like Lawrence Krauss, Michio Kaku and others.

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Mulgrew felt compelled to issue a statement affirming her belief in the heliocentric universe, and Krauss and some of the other scientists said they had no idea the documentary was about geocentrism when they were asked to take part.

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I figured that was the end of it, but late last night I received a press release via email with big news: The Principle will play in selected theaters Jan. 23!

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