My Earth is made out of Skittles and Rainbows and the stars are bits of glitter on a paper mache Dome

The fundamental differences in Aristotle’s Universe compared to that of Plato is that in Aristotle’s universe, he depicts the Earth and the universe as being constructed out of five basic elements, which are earth, water, air, fire, and ether. The natural place of the Earth was at the center of the universe, and the Sun, planets, and the stars, considered to be attached to “rigid, crystalline spheres”, which revolve in perfect circles about the Earth. The stars in the heavens were made up of an indestructible substance called ether and were considered as eternal and unchanging.

The way this compares to Plato’s idea of the universe is that Plato describes a world structured from fire and earth and with the heavens in a big dome overhead. He believed these stars and the earth to be combined by the air and water to act as a demiurge. He also thought that this was brought on by some divine craftsman and that the cosmos were based on the form of a living being.

I think that I personally would have sided with Aristotle’s model because it would have made more sense. I don’t think I could in any way believe that some “craftsman” thought that the Earth and cosmos were from some human-like spirit, and that there is a central fire and everything is balanced between the air water and fire. It is just very hard for me to actually believe anything besides what I currently know about our universe because this has been fact for me for so long and I just can’t comprehend anything besides it.