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I could be one of those, but the great unknown beyond, outside the observable earth... I'm not that savvy enough.
Modern observation certainly complicates things for creationists.
I'm not so sure that's mainly the case, imo, in regards to theists who are also born in the modern technical world. Their outlook alongside their faith is not the same as those believers of the past, learning and aquiring the same knowledge. Differences will vary, like the view of the bible that everyone has access to, being down to the individuals interpretation of the information/data.
An early cosmology saw the universe as a shell with holes in it where we saw stars. Earth centric.
Sure, but thats not the biblical concept.
Now we know Earth is not at the center, if there is a center at all which theory says no.,
As I currently understand it - no one knows or has proven where the centre of the universe is. Therefore I wouldn't be able to prove the Earth was at the centre of the universe, especially by limited means.
You have a choice. God created part of the unversed and exists within reality not its making _____ or god is reality creating all things seen and unseen.
It would be the latter. Example: As it's written - God made the sun and the moon and the stars.
Finding active microbial life or evidence of it on Mars could cause serious problems for creationists.
I suppose it depends, I've seen some intresting povs of outerspace ideas/ notions from theists. I just happen to see another theists talking about angels in their heavenly states above the earth. Technically they could be called ET's or aliens, not of the earth
If you truly have faith then it does not matter.
You can still have faith; as the bible says: test all things (regardless). Those early scientists who contributed to science still explored, studying nature whilst being religious, marvelling in awe, at what seemed to them to be God's handywork. Just as there are still scientists who are theists today.