trth_skr:
Faith was never meant to be easy.
Pithy comments don’t advance the discussion.
You have a few options. You can prove that geocentrism was infallibly defined, which makes it incumbent on every Catholic to be a geocentrist or abandon the faith.
If that’s the case, then I believe most will realize that the arguments
for geocentrism aren’t exactly convincing and conclude that the idea of papal infallibility is a joke. That’s OK though, because it only wrecks papal infallbility. If someone still wants to cling to apostolic Christianity, maybe they can run to Orthodoxy.
There is nothing to do with my faith being, ‘weak,’ that makes me worry about the truth of Catholicism if geocentrism is an infallible statement, it has to do with the probably absurdity of geocentrism.
There is theoretically the option also of trying to disprove that geocentrism is infallibly defined, while also trying to defend its possibility. I would respect that immensely, as it would cater to the possibility of weak faith in everyone. Perhaps something like what Paul meant, “Welcome anyone who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions” (Rom 14:1).
And lastly, the option of disproving that geocentrism is infallible, while also disproving that it could work. You wouldn’t take this position.
And yes, coming back to your statement. Faith wasn’t meant to be easy. But neither is it to be made artifically hard. Don’t take your duty to bring others to the faith lightly. I would think that God would be displeased with someone who drives others from the faith by making it look absurd. I encourage you to take option three.
-Rob