Applying the creationist method of pairing present-day orthodoxy with a now-heretical historical view yields:
The shape of the Earth: round vs. flat
The luminosity of the Moon: illuminated by the Sun and the Earth vs. self-luminous
The motions of the Earth and the Sun: heliocentrism vs. geocentrism
The motions of the planets: inertia+gravity vs. angels pushing them
The orbits of the planets: approximately elliptical vs. being embedded in crystalline sphere
The stars: scattered over space vs. embedded in a single crystalline sphere
The influences of the celestial bodies: astronomy vs. astrology
Mechanics: Newton/Einstein/quantum vs. Aristotelian (objects seek their "natural" locations, etc.)
The chemical elements: the modern ones vs. earth, air, fire, and water
Manufacture of gold: nuclear reactions vs. alchemical techniques
Clouds: high-altitude fog vs. solid objects
Recent origin of some living things: never vs. spontaneous generation
Disease: microbes, genetic defects, etc. vs. demonic possession
Heredity: Mendelism (genes) vs. Lamarckism (inheritance of acquired characteristics)
How living tissue works: mechanism (biochemistry, molecular biology) vs. vitalism (some "vital force")
Think of what would happen to science curricula if we applied the creationist method to most other subjects.
[This message has been edited by lpetrich, 08-10-2003]