We have all been raised with the heliocentric model of our solar system as fact. We all assume that it represents the way our solar system works. But what if you knew that there are several awkward observations that do not fit this model? What if you found out that there is empirical evidence that falsifies this almost universally accepted model? Would you be prepared to reconsider your lifelong belief in this claim?

If it is the truth you seek your answer to that question should be, yes. Because any good detective must always be open to new evidence that contradicts his current theory. And the TYCHOS model discussed in this week’s Podcast interview with researchers Simon Shack and Patrik Holmqvist, does precisely this. It contradicts and therefore falsifies the current heliocentric model.

Today what passes as ‘science’ is more like a religion – scientism. The astute observer will notice a pattern in which awkward evidence that contradicts and therefore falsifies a current theory is simply ignored for political expediency. Assumptions are clung to in the face of evidence that disproves them. This is so widespread it can sadly be regarded as normal in mainstream “science” – the kind trumpeted by political leaders and informs their policies. For example, the evidence that contradicts the theory of infectious disease is ignored while freedom is destroyed in the name of an alleged pandemic.  Evidence of other genuine causes of illness is routinely ignored. Evidence that shows beyond a reasonable doubt that events such as 9/11 and 7/7 could not have happened as claimed by the official narrative is also ignored. The facts of reality are also contradicted by the claims of a “climate emergency”. I could go on.

But if you consider yourself a truth seeker you will appreciate the importance of the genuine scientific method, the real deal, the proper process. If you are a thinker you will understand that first the facts of reality must be observed. Then, and only then, can a theory or hypothesis be offered that fits the observed data. Once a theory appears to fit the empirical evidence attempts must be made to falsify it. It must be examined critically with genuine and honest attempts to pick it apart and find fault with it. If it cannot be falsified it becomes increasingly likely to be true.

It must also be noted that it is one thing to falsify the current model of the solar system and to present another one that accommodates the observational data, but an entirely different thing to be able to explain how the alternative model works. That would rightly constitute the next phase of enquiry in the genuine scientific method. This TYCHOS model is one that accommodates all of the evidence and contradicts none of it. It does not claim to have all the answers. It does not claim to have all the explanations for what we see, it does claim to present a model that accommodates everything we see.  The inability to explain how a new model works does not invalidate the falsification of a competing model.

The Tychos model in a nutshell

The Tychos model is a binary system with the Sun and Mars being the primary pair of heavenly bodies. Significantly the Sun revolves around the earth, while all the other planets revolve around the Sun. Meanwhile, the Earth rotates about its axis and revolves around its own smaller orbit with an outward tilt of 23 degrees. This slow orbit (with a speed of 1.6 Kph) takes nearly 26,000 years to complete.

Note that there are about a dozen phenomena that astronomers have grappled with for centuries that cannot be explained by the heliocentric model. In episode 123 of the Podcast, Simon and Patrik only have time to touch on 3 of them. However, the Tychos model accommodates all of these phenomena and accounts for all of the observational data. As rational truth-seekers and detectives,