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Offline Marulus Fidelis

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Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
« Reply #45 on: July 16, 2023, 02:00:06 PM »
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  • https://www.bitchute.com/video/B4gnqkq416CW/

    Direct answers to your questions plus a history of the Catholic Church protecting the flat earth. 
    Watched it. Unimpressed but intrigued. Most poignant point is Columbus' likely foreknowledge of the New World.

    It'd be great if there were publicly available docuмents of the debate of Columbus and the Spanish court. I'll look into it sometime.

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    Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
    « Reply #46 on: July 16, 2023, 02:18:07 PM »
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    Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
    « Reply #47 on: July 16, 2023, 02:36:25 PM »
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  • How do shadows work on a flat Earth.

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cuuh9c2gTdG/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
    I thought you're some kind of expert on the question of creation but it seems I was fooled. This is the most basic of issues and you'd know the answer if you either thought about it for a second or did some honest research.

    Here's your hint: there's a hidden assumption that is begging the question. What is the assumption he makes that the Flat Earth reality contradicts?

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    Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
    « Reply #48 on: July 16, 2023, 06:16:12 PM »
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  • Yes, I can't believe that people still use the Eratosthenes bunk.  To explain your hint, Marulus, the Eratosthenes experiment required an assumption to be made regarding the size of the sun and its distance from the earth.  If the sun were closer and smaller, the results would be the same on a flat earth surface.  That's assuming this story about Eratosthenes wasn't made up to begin with.  If the rays of the sun are (roughly) parallel, then this experiment would indicate curvature.  If they are not, then it's no indication of curvature.


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    Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
    « Reply #49 on: July 17, 2023, 05:01:23 AM »
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  • I thought you're some kind of expert on the question of creation but it seems I was fooled. This is the most basic of issues and you'd know the answer if you either thought about it for a second or did some honest research.

    Here's your hint: there's a hidden assumption that is begging the question. What is the assumption he makes that the Flat Earth reality contradicts?

    First of all Marulus I posted this website as part of this debate. I made no comment, merely wrote down the question. Interestingly, once again the response begins with a personal insult inferring ignorance of some sort on the person who even asked the question. There is no other debate on CIF conducted in such a way that needs to insult the poster before answering the question or not.

    Ladislaus answered if the sun was nearer and smaller then it would have the same effect. His illustration is excellent, but it confirms for me that relativity exists in both the FEvGE as well as GvH. In more words, it depends on the word IF which is no confirmation at all. Unless one can get out there far enough in space to confirm these things, it remains a kind of draw at the relativity level.

    For me, geocentrism has been revealed by God and the Church, so in that case I can confirm G is correct. The shape of the Earth has not been confirmed by God or the Church so that is left up to one's own choice. Mine is a globe because every other sun, moon and planet is created as a globe. Eclipses are more simply explained by a global Earth. The science of geodesy, used throughout the world to measure the level of the land to prevent flooding etc, confirms the shape of the Earth is a globe. There is not a single argument against a global Earth other than it would be more 'miraculous' if it were flat. Unlike geocentrism however there is no scientific evidence pointing to a flat Earth rather than a globe.

    FEs on CIF I see prefer a flat-earth because it definitely would confirm the Earth is special, and like geocentrism would further confirm the existence of God as Creator and man as His special creation. St Augustine however, warned against using proposals about the creation that tends to undermine the faith. Go ask the population of the world what shape the Earth is? I have no doubt 99% will say a globe. Associate belief in a flat Earth with the Catholic faith will do the faith no good.

    So Marulus, by all means argue your belief in a flat Earth but stop trying to convince others of it by way of insulting those who prefer the more reasonable global Earth. Stop trying to convince others it is more Catholic to believe in a flat Earth than a global Earth. Go ask 100 Catholics what the Child of Prague is holding and 99% of them will probably say the Earth rather than the universe. The Earth is God's footstool, not the universe, so it is the special one.


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    Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
    « Reply #50 on: July 17, 2023, 05:30:03 AM »
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  • For me, geocentrism has been revealed by God and the Church, so in that case I can confirm G is correct. The shape of the Earth has not been confirmed by God or the Church so that is left up to one's own choice.

    Agreed.  I do nevertheless hold that the existence of a firmament and H2O waters above the firmament is also such a teaching of God and the Church, unanimously understood to be literal by the Church Fathers.  I have yet to see an adequate explanation for the firmament from a geocentrist, having seen Dr. Sungenis on tape saying that "the firmament is space".

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    Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
    « Reply #51 on: July 17, 2023, 08:27:14 AM »
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  • First of all Marulus I posted this website as part of this debate. I made no comment, merely wrote down the question. Interestingly, once again the response begins with a personal insult inferring ignorance of some sort on the person who even asked the question. There is no other debate on CIF conducted in such a way that needs to insult the poster before answering the question or not.

    Ladislaus answered if the sun was nearer and smaller then it would have the same effect. His illustration is excellent, but it confirms for me that relativity exists in both the FEvGE as well as GvH. In more words, it depends on the word IF which is no confirmation at all. Unless one can get out there far enough in space to confirm these things, it remains a kind of draw at the relativity level.

    For me, geocentrism has been revealed by God and the Church, so in that case I can confirm G is correct. The shape of the Earth has not been confirmed by God or the Church so that is left up to one's own choice. Mine is a globe because every other sun, moon and planet is created as a globe. Eclipses are more simply explained by a global Earth. The science of geodesy, used throughout the world to measure the level of the land to prevent flooding etc, confirms the shape of the Earth is a globe. There is not a single argument against a global Earth other than it would be more 'miraculous' if it were flat. Unlike geocentrism however there is no scientific evidence pointing to a flat Earth rather than a globe.

    FEs on CIF I see prefer a flat-earth because it definitely would confirm the Earth is special, and like geocentrism would further confirm the existence of God as Creator and man as His special creation. St Augustine however, warned against using proposals about the creation that tends to undermine the faith. Go ask the population of the world what shape the Earth is? I have no doubt 99% will say a globe. Associate belief in a flat Earth with the Catholic faith will do the faith no good.

    So Marulus, by all means argue your belief in a flat Earth but stop trying to convince others of it by way of insulting those who prefer the more reasonable global Earth. Stop trying to convince others it is more Catholic to believe in a flat Earth than a global Earth. Go ask 100 Catholics what the Child of Prague is holding and 99% of them will probably say the Earth rather than the universe. The Earth is God's footstool, not the universe, so it is the special one.

    Here is proof that stars are not globes.  I've taken videos like this and shared them, so I know this is exactly what you see when you observe the stars up close with a capable zoom lens. 


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    Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
    « Reply #52 on: July 17, 2023, 09:03:06 AM »
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  • Here is proof that stars are not globes.  I've taken videos like this and shared them, so I know this is exactly what you see when you observe the stars up close with a capable zoom lens. 


    And I have already refuted that. Most importantly it would take like 10,000x zoom, if I remember correctly, to maybe see the orb of some of the closest stars as a tiny speck. They are that far away. Also, atmospheric distortion would make it impossible to clearly see a star as small as they are due to distance, and the p900 has relatively poor quality optics. You'd need an array of extremely precise telescopes to have a chance at getting a clear image of a star from the ground, as far as I know.
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    Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
    « Reply #53 on: July 17, 2023, 09:34:37 AM »
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  • And I have already refuted that. Most importantly it would take like 10,000x zoom, if I remember correctly, to maybe see the orb of some of the closest stars as a tiny speck. They are that far away. Also, atmospheric distortion would make it impossible to clearly see a star as small as they are due to distance, and the p900 has relatively poor quality optics. You'd need an array of extremely precise telescopes to have a chance at getting a clear image of a star from the ground, as far as I know.

    Have you done this experiment? You assume stars are millions of miles away because NASA tells you that.  Not only is their massive lie proven wrong by videos like this, many other people have discovered the same thing and shared it everywhere. I've seen many of these by various individuals before they were taken down by Youtube and other gatekeepers. Stars are not worlds, they are lights. And they are not too far away to video. Stars are relatively small lights just above us in the firmament. I've personally taken videos like this with my P900 and posted them.  Ignoring or denying the results of honest experiments to see if NASA is telling the truth and even that prove NASA is lying, isn't going to help anyone.   

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    Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
    « Reply #54 on: July 17, 2023, 12:05:01 PM »
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  • Agreed.  I do nevertheless hold that the existence of a firmament and H2O waters above the firmament is also such a teaching of God and the Church, unanimously understood to be literal by the Church Fathers.  I have yet to see an adequate explanation for the firmament from a geocentrist, having seen Dr. Sungenis on tape saying that "the firmament is space".

    6 And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.  7 And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.  8 And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.

    The Douay Rheims bible then adds:

    [6] "A firmament": By this name is here understood the whole space between the earth, and the highest stars. The lower part of which divideth the waters that are upon the earth, from those that are above in the clouds.

    I disagree. It makes more sense to me to consider the firmament is the created oxygen filled space surrounding the Earth. It lies between the waters of the oceans on Earth and the clouds (waters) over this special space that life depends on. Both these waters are visible to man. A water outside the highest stars serves no purpose, cannot be seen so is a meaningless addition to God's creation. The oxygen firmament also infers that no other moon or planet made viable to Earth by God has such a 'firmament,' that is, a special creation in itself. Outside my interpretation of firmament we know is different. It has no life sustaining oxygen which makes the Air filled firmament a special creation by God around the Earth, worthy of His isolating it in His Creation revelation. As for 'heaven,' well that is covered by any interpretation of the firmament, it remains up there in the sky no matter how far that is.

    Anyway, both meanings are attributed to God's Creation unlike the atheist Dawkins.

    ‘Q: “Do you think science will ever discover evidence to substantiate Catholic dogma like transubstantiation or the Ascension?”
    Richard Dawkins A: “No, of course not. Where would the body of Christ go if it ascended? No one believes that heaven is up there, so how could it ascend?”’ (R. Dawkins; quoted in Dan Burstein & Arne de Keijzer’s Secrets of Angels & Demons; p.192.)


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    Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
    « Reply #55 on: July 17, 2023, 12:25:02 PM »
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    so is a meaningless addition to God's creation.
    Right.  God creates meaningless things.  :facepalm:


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    Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
    « Reply #56 on: July 17, 2023, 12:30:16 PM »
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  • 6 And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.  7 And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.  8 And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.

    The Douay Rheims bible then adds:

    [6] "A firmament": By this name is here understood the whole space between the earth, and the highest stars. The lower part of which divideth the waters that are upon the earth, from those that are above in the clouds.

    I disagree. It makes more sense to me to consider the firmament is the created oxygen filled space surrounding the Earth. It lies between the waters of the oceans on Earth and the clouds (waters) over this special space that life depends on. Both these waters are visible to man. A water outside the highest stars serves no purpose, cannot be seen so is a meaningless addition to God's creation. The oxygen firmament also infers that no other moon or planet made viable to Earth by God has such a 'firmament,' that is, a special creation in itself. Outside my interpretation of firmament we know is different. It has no life sustaining oxygen which makes the Air filled firmament a special creation by God around the Earth, worthy of His isolating it in His Creation revelation. As for 'heaven,' well that is covered by any interpretation of the firmament, it remains up there in the sky no matter how far that is.

    Anyway, both meanings are attributed to God's Creation unlike the atheist Dawkins.

    ‘Q: “Do you think science will ever discover evidence to substantiate Catholic dogma like transubstantiation or the Ascension?”
    Richard Dawkins A: “No, of course not. Where would the body of Christ go if it ascended? No one believes that heaven is up there, so how could it ascend?”’ (R. Dawkins; quoted in Dan Burstein & Arne de Keijzer’s Secrets of Angels & Demons; p.192.)

    What is your proof that the firmament is merely oxygen filled space?

     "St. Augustine said the word firmament was used 'to indicate not that it is motionless but that it is solid and that it constitutes an impassable boundary between the waters above and the waters below' (The Literal Meaning of Genesis, ACW 41.1.61)." - p. 236"




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    Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
    « Reply #57 on: July 17, 2023, 12:37:50 PM »
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  • Have you done this experiment? You assume stars are millions of miles away because NASA tells you that.  Not only is their massive lie proven wrong by videos like this, many other people have discovered the same thing and shared it everywhere. I've seen many of these by various individuals before they were taken down by Youtube and other gatekeepers. Stars are not worlds, they are lights. And they are not too far away to video. Stars are relatively small lights just above us in the firmament. I've personally taken videos like this with my P900 and posted them.  Ignoring or denying the results of honest experiments to see if NASA is telling the truth and even that prove NASA is lying, isn't going to help anyone. 


    In Genesis 22:17 and Hebrews 11:12, we find a comparison between the number of stars in the sky with the finite numbers of grains of sand by the seashore.

    ‘For which cause there sprung even from one (and him as good as dead) as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.’--- Douay Rheims, Epistle of St Paul to the Hebrews, 11:12.

    First I agree, stars are light generating bodies created by God. 
    If Tradman, I gave you a cup of sand/stars, how big would that cup have to be? Now imagine the number of grains of sand by the sea shore and imagine the size of the universe needed to house them all? How far away would the furthest out be? Such a contrast teaches us the omnipotence of God by star numbers and indeed by the space needed to accommodate these created bodies; as such numbers would need a universe of immeasurable distances for so many. In his book City of God (Vol. 1, Ch.23), St Augustine addressed this very revelation:

    ‘But as for their numbers, who sees not that the sands do far exceed the stars? Herein you may say they are not comparable in that they are both innumerable. For we cannot think that one can see all the stars, but the more earnestly he beholds them the more he sees: so that we may well suppose that there are some that deceive the sharpest eyes, besides those that arise in other horizons out of sight.’

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    Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
    « Reply #58 on: July 17, 2023, 01:21:14 PM »
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  • In Genesis 22:17 and Hebrews 11:12, we find a comparison between the number of stars in the sky with the finite numbers of grains of sand by the seashore.

    ‘For which cause there sprung even from one (and him as good as dead) as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.’--- Douay Rheims, Epistle of St Paul to the Hebrews, 11:12.

    First I agree, stars are light generating bodies created by God.
    If Tradman, I gave you a cup of sand/stars, how big would that cup have to be? Now imagine the number of grains of sand by the sea shore and imagine the size of the universe needed to house them all? How far away would the furthest out be? Such a contrast teaches us the omnipotence of God by star numbers and indeed by the space needed to accommodate these created bodies; as such numbers would need a universe of immeasurable distances for so many. In his book City of God (Vol. 1, Ch.23), St Augustine addressed this very revelation:

    ‘But as for their numbers, who sees not that the sands do far exceed the stars? Herein you may say they are not comparable in that they are both innumerable. For we cannot think that one can see all the stars, but the more earnestly he beholds them the more he sees: so that we may well suppose that there are some that deceive the sharpest eyes, besides those that arise in other horizons out of sight.’

    There's no contradiction.  We know there are an incredibly vast number of stars, even some we cannot see, hanging in the firmament over the flat earth. We can't even say that the stars themselves aren't the size of grains of sand in actuality, or maybe somewhat larger, but still small, just super powered and brilliant so that their light reaches earth from way up. We just know that stars aren't huge worlds because we can see for ourselves that they are twinkling lights.  The Fathers say the height of the firmament is quite lofty, not to mention the vast area between distances to the edges of the earth. There is some speculation from a lot of people that more land exists so that distance extending 4 different directions might be many times larger than what we are aware of. Doesn't matter either way. We can't determine, as far as I can tell, just how lofty the dome is or large of an area is involved, nor the size of the stars, just that the number of stars is vast, even to the point they're compared to grains of sand.  

    Augustine's explanation later shows that he recognizes the sheer number of stars by accounting for many more unseen.  Again, this changes nothing.  Assuming stars are the size NASA claims is where the problem begins.   

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    Re: How Sunrise and Sunset Work on Flat Earth
    « Reply #59 on: July 17, 2023, 01:32:42 PM »
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  • Have you done this experiment? You assume stars are millions of miles away because NASA tells you that.  Not only is their massive lie proven wrong by videos like this, many other people have discovered the same thing and shared it everywhere. I've seen many of these by various individuals before they were taken down by Youtube and other gatekeepers. Stars are not worlds, they are lights. And they are not too far away to video. Stars are relatively small lights just above us in the firmament. I've personally taken videos like this with my P900 and posted them.  Ignoring or denying the results of honest experiments to see if NASA is telling the truth and even that prove NASA is lying, isn't going to help anyone. 

    That tells us a lot.
    Why are they so intent on censoring what most people have been carefully taught is a "crackpot" idea?
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