A Word Makes a Difference

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Nov 6, 1901

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 27, No. 45.

A Word Makes a Difference.

In replying to a question sometime ago the SIGNS said:—

Apparently the sun revolves around the earth from east to west once in twenty-four hours.

A correspondent takes exception to this and says:—

This is the old idea the people had about the solar system a hundred years ago. The earth is revolving around the sun, not the sun revolving around the earth.

But if our correspondent will kindly read what he quoted from the SIGNS, he will see that we did not say that the sun revolves around the earth. We said, “Apparently the sun revolves around the earth;” that is, in appearance it seems to. Is not that true? A little word ignored or misunderstood makes quite a difference sometimes.