Flat Earth

[Shadowy Man]

Here we go, proof that the world is flat.

The Greatest Lie on Earth: Proof That Our World Is Not a Moving Globe

I looked at the book to see who originated the great lie. A great many of the pages were blanked out. However from what I could read, the conspiracy originates with Zionism. And Communism. Which, it turns out, are the same thing. I could find no explanation of why it is to the advantage of Communism or Zionism to advance the round earth theory. How does that help their quest for world domination? Perhaps someone can educate me.

I skimmed through a few pages. It seems like a lot of work and effort for a whole lot of nothing. Could be worth reading for its entertainment value.

The same tired, flawed arguments and misunderstandings of physics and geometry that you see repeated ad nauseam on youtube.

 

[Gun Nut]

During the campaign I thought surely there could not be many people who woul fall for Trump's cpn job. I was wrong.

I thought the same on FE until the reponses on actual meetings.

Democracy is supposed to depend on a educated reasoning population. How can one get through any high school and believe FE?

We see some of this stuff from elected educated officials. We may be thousands of years away from a rational civilization.

Check out some of the American gun forums that have general discussion. There are so many young earth creationists to be seen that its downright scary .....

I've seen no correlation between YEC and FE... and not especially so amung gun enthusiasts.

 

[excreationist]

Now Flat Earth videos on YouTube show this:


I believe that we're probably in a simulation but I'm disappointed that this simulation fan says he thinks that the earth may be flat but he isn't sure...



Though he completely believes in "My Big TOE" which I also don't like...

BTW the site involving "240+ FLAT EARTH BIBLE VERSES" seems to be down but here is a back-up:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190310001615/https://www.flatearthdoctrine.com/flat-earth-scriptures/

Here is a YEC site attacking it:
https://creation.com/refuting-flat-earth

Though I think that there is no Bible verse that is incompatible with a flat earth.... (but I think most of the Bible isn't true)

 

[funinspace]

Though I think that there is no Bible verse that is incompatible with a flat earth.... (but I think most of the Bible isn't true)

Well, it is hard to argue with the first 3 words....

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Flat Earth?

I recall encountering someone who decided to test whether Kansas was flatter than a pancake--and concluded it's considerably flatter.

 

[DBT]

During the campaign I thought surely there could not be many people who woul fall for Trump's cpn job. I was wrong.

I thought the same on FE until the reponses on actual meetings.

Democracy is supposed to depend on a educated reasoning population. How can one get through any high school and believe FE?

We see some of this stuff from elected educated officials. We may be thousands of years away from a rational civilization.

Check out some of the American gun forums that have general discussion. There are so many young earth creationists to be seen that its downright scary .....

I've seen no correlation between YEC and FE... and not especially so amung gun enthusiasts.

Perhaps it's incidental. Bible belt fundamentalists who happen own firearms and hunt.....

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

Flat Earth?

I recall encountering someone who decided to test whether Kansas was flatter than a pancake--and concluded it's considerably flatter.

Death Valley has negative flatness. Perhaps they only thought they were in Kansas when in fact they were in Death Valley.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Flat Earth?

I recall encountering someone who decided to test whether Kansas was flatter than a pancake--and concluded it's considerably flatter.

Death Valley has negative flatness. Perhaps they only thought they were in Kansas when in fact they were in Death Valley.

What is negative flatness??

Anyway, the valley floor there is basically flat, the mountains rise on both sides. Typical western terrain, the only difference is the valley floor is lower than most valleys.

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

Flat Earth?

I recall encountering someone who decided to test whether Kansas was flatter than a pancake--and concluded it's considerably flatter.

Death Valley has negative flatness. Perhaps they only thought they were in Kansas when in fact they were in Death Valley.

What is negative flatness??

Anyway, the valley floor there is basically flat, the mountains rise on both sides. Typical western terrain, the only difference is the valley floor is lower than most valleys.

Negative flatness is wherever the earth is concave. A Valley between mountain ranges is a concave surface. Any flat earther worth his salt knows that.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

What is negative flatness??

Anyway, the valley floor there is basically flat, the mountains rise on both sides. Typical western terrain, the only difference is the valley floor is lower than most valleys.

Negative flatness is wherever the earth is concave. A Valley between mountain ranges is a concave surface. Any flat earther worth his salt knows that.

Where else but between mountains would you find a valley?

 

[bilby]

What is negative flatness??

Anyway, the valley floor there is basically flat, the mountains rise on both sides. Typical western terrain, the only difference is the valley floor is lower than most valleys.

Negative flatness is wherever the earth is concave. A Valley between mountain ranges is a concave surface. Any flat earther worth his salt knows that.

Where else but between mountains would you find a valley?

On a flat Earth? Between water mounds.

Water mounds exist a few miles off every coastline; Caused by the undertow current from waves breaking on shore, these mounds are standing waves that cause distant ships to disappear behind the water, an observation that round-earthers mistakenly attribute to the curvature of their "sphere".

 

[Bomb#20]

Where else but between mountains would you find a valley?

Ringworld.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Where else but between mountains would you find a valley?

Ringworld.

Where does the Ringworld have a valley without mountains?

 

[DBT]

Ringworld is one big valley in the form of a hoop.

 

[DrZoidberg]

What I don't understand about the proposed spherical Earth conspiracy. What's the aim of that conspiracy? What possible difference could it make for "them" to make us believe that the world is round? What's in it for the conspiracy?

 

[bilby]

What I don't understand about the proposed spherical Earth conspiracy. What's the aim of that conspiracy? What possible difference could it make for "them" to make us believe that the world is round? What's in it for the conspiracy?

It's all a plot to make people believe that Australia is real.

 

[DrZoidberg]

What I don't understand about the proposed spherical Earth conspiracy. What's the aim of that conspiracy? What possible difference could it make for "them" to make us believe that the world is round? What's in it for the conspiracy?

It's all a plot to make people believe that Australia is real.

Next you'll tell us the platypus isn't faked that that kangaroos aren't just special effects

 

[Jayjay]

Where else but between mountains would you find a valley?

Ringworld.

Niven's Ringworld had "mountains" at the edges of the ring. Which makes sense, because you need to have a slightly inwards curved ring to keep the atmosphere in.

 

[Jayjay]

Personally, I don't think that flat earthers exist. I can't prove it, and it may be a conspiracy theory, but it makes the phenomenon easier to understand.

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

What I don't understand about the proposed spherical Earth conspiracy. What's the aim of that conspiracy? What possible difference could it make for "them" to make us believe that the world is round? What's in it for the conspiracy?

That's an excellent observation.

It seems to me the obvious answer, at least for most of the "conspirators," is that they honestly think their woo is real or possibly real. If one does not possess the cognitive faculties it's all you have. There's a very healthy dose of Dunning Kruger involved as well but it's that attraction to woo that seals the deal. But it's a good question to ask one of the conspirators.

Lots of people think a god is real because it means they don't have to die. Beyond the brain's chemical reward I don't know what the reason would be for flat earth over globe, I don't know what it would change.