Neil,
I asked you a couple of questions yesterday, in post number 762 on this thread. You may have missed it. It regarded a post you made yesterday. Given that you brought the Holy Ghost into the debate, and said that the Holy Ghost enlightens people at different speeds, I would like to know if you believe that the Holy Ghost enlightens you as to the shape of the earth.
You also mentioned that we flat-earthers are risking our salvation, presumably because of our obstinate thinking, so I'd like to know if you believe that we must believe in a ball-shaped earth in order to obtain salvation. If you don't want to answer, that's fine. But in not answering, I think that that in itself would give a "yes" answer to both questions.
Also, someone asked you to confirm that you don't work for NASA. I don't think you responded to that question. I think it's a good question, which needs an answer.
Dear Meg,
Thank you for asking these questions. The Holy Ghost gives people grace in answer to their request for it, if it is for their good. He does not give us answers to questions that we can figure out by our own observation of what God has given us in His creation, and that includes the necessary conclusions that are consequent to directly observable phenomena such as the phases of the moon.
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The moon's phases are exactly (not approximately but EXACTLY) the same everywhere on earth every day. What we see in America is what they see in Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. A full moon is a full moon everywhere on earth the same day. And there is no shadow on the bottom of the moon or on the top of the moon. The full moon is illuminated ALL AROUND, from top to bottom, right side to left side, as viewed from everywhere on the earth. The only way for that to happen is for the moon to be a GREAT DISTANCE away from earth, not only a few thousand miles, but many tens of thousands of miles. If it were any closer to earth we would not be seeing the moon phases appearing as they do every day, year round.
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You don't need to ask the Holy Ghost how to understand what you see in the phases of the moon. That is simply logic and common sense.
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When God provides us with two eyes and a mind to know what we see and logical thinking to draw necessary conclusions but we prescind from thinking logically and obstinately presume to ignore that which God has provided for our edification and consequently refuse to discuss any of the component aspects with others while hurling abusive and insulting epithets along with patently false presumptions that we rely on to bolster our unreasonable and illogical subjective reality, it can become sinful. It can become mortally sinful when someone with patience and verifiable evidence is absolutely rejected
a priori because we don't agree with his conclusions.
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As for whether or not I work for NASA, I'm sorry, but I fail to understand what that could possibly have to do with anything. Do you work for NASA? Do you know anyone who does? I have some schoolmates who work at JPL in Pasadena. Does that help? Or do flat-earthers contend that jet propulsion is a myth or whatever?
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