To quote Martin Luther when referring to Copernicus “People give ear to an upstart astrologer who strove to show that the earth revolves, not the heavens and the firmament, the sun and the moon. This fool wishes to reverse the entire scheme of astrology. The sacred scripture tells us that Joshua commanded the sun to stand still not the earth”.

In fact several astronomers where burned at the stake as heretics for claiming the earth revolved around the sun. And there was a ban on the notion until the early 1800’s. I'd venture to guess people were not nearly so open minded back then as they are today... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

"House prices have risen by nearly 25 percent over the past two years. Although speculative activity has increased in some areas, at a national level these price increases largely reflect strong economic fundamentals." – Ben Bernanke – 2005