Probably Aristotle; that's just the sort of ego-maniacal stupid thing he would have said.
Just so you'll know; Aristotle was wrong on almost EVERYTHING that he said. His physics were bad, and his Biology was terrible. If Aristotle had been a farmer instead of a philosopher, he probably would have starved to death, because he would have been a failure as a farmer.
It took the world 1500 years to shake off Aristotle's malign influences.
Protagoras apparently said it thousands of years ago.
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Uncaring describes the reaction of the universe to the man's assertion in A Man Said to the Universe by Stephen Crane.
It was taught, and considered general knowledge, that the earth was the center of the universe. This went along with the thought that man was superior over all things and that the only thing greater was God, but to communicate with God man had to go to the Church.
At the center of the universe. For A+ students:)
It is the idea that the Earth is the center of the universe.
it is earth