Author Topic: 50 Plus Reasons The Earth Is Not Flat (Read 341152 times)

Croix de Fer · « **Reply #100 on:** January 10, 2017, 10:57:49 PM »

Quote from: mw2016

Quote from: Croix de Fer
The Bible never mentions the word "flat" to describe shape of the earth.

Why do you sidestep what the Bible actually says - that the earth is a CIRCLE or a COMPASS?

Answer the question.

Look at you, FlatTard, demanding answers to questions after you never answered my questions, instead you posted links to frauds (pilots / submarine operators) filling a niche of the sensational to sell books and speeches.

Let us look up one of the synonyms to the word "circle". One synonym is "GLOBE", but nowhere is the word "flat" to be found.

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/circle

You and the other FlatTards ignore the following that I stated because it exposes the fallacy of your positions:

Regarding Our Lady's warning about earthquakes to come, she say's "the EARTH's GLOBE will have convulsions and earthquakes." It makes absolutely no sense for FlatTards to refer to the sky (which is a "globe" according to them) as having earthquakes when, according to their "flat earth" theory, these "half globes" represent the sky above the earth and the domain, which consists of water or dust, below the earth's land mass and navigable waters, respectively.

In other words, these FlatTards are saying there will be earthquakes in the sky according to Our Lady. This is preposterous.

Our Lady is referring to the earth that we can see and upon that we physically live. It will have convulsions and earthquakes. She calls this land mass "the earth's globe".

You lose, again.

Truth is Eternal · « **Reply #101 on:** January 10, 2017, 11:45:06 PM »

Quote from: Croix de Fer

Quote from: mw2016
Quote from: Croix de Fer
The Bible never mentions the word "flat" to describe shape of the earth.

Why do you sidestep what the Bible actually says - that the earth is a CIRCLE or a COMPASS?

Answer the question.

Look at you, FlatTard, demanding answers to questions after you never answered my questions, instead you posted links to frauds (pilots / submarine operators) filling a niche of the sensational to sell books and speeches.

Let us look up one of the synonyms to the word "circle". One synonym is "GLOBE", but nowhere is the word "flat" to be found.

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/circle

You and the other FlatTards ignore the following that I stated because it exposes the fallacy of your positions:

Regarding Our Lady's warning about earthquakes to come, she say's "the EARTH's GLOBE will have convulsions and earthquakes." It makes absolutely no sense for FlatTards to refer to the sky (which is a "globe" according to them) as having earthquakes when, according to their "flat earth" theory, these "half globes" represent the sky above the earth and the domain, which consists of water or dust, below the earth's land mass and navigable waters, respectively.

In other words, these FlatTards are saying there will be earthquakes in the sky according to Our Lady. This is preposterous.

Our Lady is referring to the earth that we can see and upon that we physically live. It will have convulsions and earthquakes. She calls this land mass "the earth's globe".

You lose, again.

A circle is not a globe.

Neil Obstat · « **Reply #102 on:** January 10, 2017, 11:49:36 PM »

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In the Northern Hemisphere, latitude is obtained by measuring the altitude of Polaris. At the Equator (0° of latitude) the North Star is on the horizon, making an angle or "altitude" of 0 degrees. Whereas at the North Pole (90° of latitude), Polaris is directly overhead making an angle or "altitude" of 90 degrees. Likewise, at 30°N the star is 30 degrees above the horizon, and so on. In other words, in the Northern Hemisphere, if you know your latitude, you can use that as an angle from the horizon to locate the North Star.

[Therefore, if you can find the North Star and measure the angle of its altitude above the north horizon, you can determine your latitude.]

To measure your latitude, point a stick at the North Star, then measure the angle the stick makes from a level horizon. Note, some compasses include an inclination gauge (not covered in this article) by which you can easily measure the angle.

http://www.summitpost.org/compass-basics-an-introduction-to-orientation-and-navigation/358187

Gasherbrum IV ----- very cold water in the mountains

FlatEarthInquisitor · « **Reply #103 on:** January 11, 2017, 04:55:58 AM »

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I have a question for the flat earthers. I have been thinking about this and it still does not make sense to me. Flat earthers say that when ships or islands or mountains or anything else appears to sink below the horizon it is only an illusion and if you look with a telescope the object can be seen. But does it work the same way with the sun? When the sun seems to sink below the horizon is it also an illusion and if you look for the sun with a telescope, can you see the sun like they say you can see the boats and islands and mountains when they sink below the horizon?

The seeing of objects with a telescope from the ground is just due to the limit of our vision. We don't say they appear to go below the horizon.
This video:

shows what happens. The the mast of the boat remains at the same level. Which would not happen on a round earth. It would descend. But when you see it with your own eyes from a distance, you might think it does.

As for the sun, since it is high up, there are other factors to consider, but the bottom half goes out because of the law of perspective. Check out the pictures in this video http://flatearthtrads.forumga.net/t87-loi-du-perspective-explique
to see what I am talking about. Basically, it seems that the bottom half of the sun goes beyond your view until all of it goes below the perspective line.

All this of course seems ridiculous if you are not open the the flat earth, but it is totally reasonable when you understand that there is not curvature on the earth.

cassini · « **Reply #104 on:** January 11, 2017, 05:03:16 AM »

Quote from: mw2016

Quote from: Croix de Fer
What scientific evidence? Please cite the empirical, peer-reviewed journal and study proving the "earth is flat."

The Michelson-Morley Experiment, for starters.

I see nobody has piocked up on this 'proof.' Perhaps you could demonstrate mw2016.

Be careful though, for:

‘Misconceptions about the nature and practice of science abound, and are often held by otherwise respectable practicing scientists themselves. Unfortunately, there are many other misconceptions about science. One of the most common of these concerns the so-called “scientific proofs.” Contrary to popular belief however, there is no such thing as a scientific proof. Proofs exist only in mathematics and logic, not in science. Mathematics and logic are both closed, self-contained systems of propositions, whereas science is empirical and deals with nature as it exists. The primary criterion and standard of evaluation of scientific theory is evidence, not proof. All else equal (such as internal logical consistency and parsimony), scientists [should] prefer theories for which there is more and better evidence to those for which there is less and worse evidence. Proofs are not the currency of science.’ --- Satoshi Kanazawa’s The Scientific Fundamentalist, published on Nov. 16, 2008.