[Avodah] sun and moon

[Eli Turkel]

<<Unless we have some reason to question what he says, why would we want
to reject it?  Just because?  Especially since it's in line with what
Chazal say, e.g. the midrash we are discussing here.>>

According to modern science the moon is a big rock no different from many
asteroids floating in space.
Most theories have the moon as captured by earth at some stage. In fact many
of the planets have multiple moons.

A number of people on this list have provided non-literal explanations of
the midrashim and Rambam was
probably basing himself on Greek astronomy.
Sorry, the idea of a bunch of rocks that are thinking in a human sense but
just can't talk to us in beyond
my level of belief. I similarly cannot not take literally that the rocks
fought over which rock that Yaakov would sleep
and that when Moshe spoke to rock, the rock actively listened and responded.

-- 
Eli Turkel
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