>>19503282It's the government's attempt to replace God. If the sun and moon revolve around us in a perfect cyclical order that persists indefinitely, that suggests to people there is a higher power. Governments want to be the higher power, so to usurp that position they try to discredit Biblical cosmology to weaken the institution of the church and people's faith in organized religion. From there, they can swap in a new cosmology they invented that facilitates maximal control over the population.
Pic related is flawed but closely tracks with what is likely happening.
