Insight: We cannot establish which ontology is true because any reference point (like the boundary) could itself be moving. By hiding the boundary, we see that observation alone is identical in both models; showing it demonstrates how we must assume a fixed point to make any claim about absolute motion.
Note: To isolate orbital motion, axial rotation is omitted.
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