conordavidson
Member
There are believers. And a forum:
http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/
http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/
The Earth is Flat.
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Brian Boston
I got myself banned.
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farmboy uk
Steel Member
i literally just read everything in their FAQ section. Its all crap and they all believe it
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Edit: an example of their arguments
Q) How is it you say the Earth has no gravity but the moon does and one is sypherical and one isnt
A) Thats like saying why dont snakes have legs and dogs haved forked tongues
NO IT ISNT!!!!
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Edit: an example of their arguments
Q) How is it you say the Earth has no gravity but the moon does and one is sypherical and one isnt
A) Thats like saying why dont snakes have legs and dogs haved forked tongues
NO IT ISNT!!!!
this guy summed it up nice for me.
Ok I like the rendering. Very good example of computer skills I don't have. That said, I have a few things to add.
1) There has been 1 thing that has consistently bothered me about this conspiracy. In order for it to work, you would have to get Israel And the rest of the Middle East working together. Personally I just can't see that happening. Ever.
2) The thing about Antarctica is that as well as being a great big lump of Ice, It also generates weather for most of the "southern" Hemisphere. It cant do that if you eliminate about 70% of it.
3) The orbits for the sun dont come anywhere close to representing the 24 hour daylight, either at the north or south pole.
4) As I understand it, the Earth's magnetic field is caused by currents in the Earth's Iron rich Mantle. This magnetic field causes the effects known as Aurora Borialis and Aurora Australis (the northern and southern lights) this magnetic field also causes the Van Allen belt. There is no way that this can work with a flat Earth.
5) Assuming you have lit the Earth as if the sun was 32 miles in diametre, it seems that there are places on the Earth that never get sunlight. From looking at this model, one of those places is Tasmania (in Australia), and another is the tip of south America. So why is it green?
6) The deserts. On a round Earth, the deserts lie where they do, in short, because they exist near the Equator and are closer to the sun. (if anyone requires it, I will give you the LONG explanation on this). On a flat Earth, there is no reason adequately explaining this.
7) There is still no reason WHY the sun and moon orbit where they do. Yes they still need one, and yes that still bugs me.
Cool If the orbit for the sun is correct, why is it that I see the sun high in the sky at midday when im along way North or South? Shouldnt it follow a long path to my right or left?
9) A note on Occam's Razor: If all things are Equal, (which in this case they aren't, given the mountain of evidence against the flat Earth) which is more likely? A spherical Earth? or A massive multi-Government conspiracy which has gotten bitter enemies to work seamlessly together, to create, for no purpose, the illusion that the Earth is round when it is in fact flat?
That first bit is important.
Which is more likely, that human beings are kept alive by a network of blood vessels and organs, especially when we have good evidence (The various methods of instituting the death penalty come to mind) or Magic?
10) Even if Sun set and Sun rise are illusions, why dont we continually see their light whereever we are on Earth?
11) Explain for me this: The Antarctic food Chain. Whales Migrate to Antarctia in the summer to feed and Calve. What do they Eat? Krill. Its basically a shrimp that lives in the cold waters of the southern ocean. What does the Krill Eat? Plankton. Most plankton are single cell plants that photosynthesise. By this model there is no sunlight down there (down being relative) So there is no photosynthesis. So what do The Krill eat? Answer: Nothing. In this model they starve. So what do the Whales eat? In this model, Nothing. They Starve. So what the hell is the Japanese whaling fleet doing down there? (in the protectected waters of a Marine park I might add). Playing Poker? Blackjack? Charades?
12) in this model the sun and the moons paths differ slightly. I'll assume this is to create eclipses. Thus the sun and the moon have different "orbital" speeds. So why does the sun never eclipse the moon?
13) Phases of the moon. We all know what they are. In this model those phases occur over the course of one night. If they are part of the conspiracy, why have they been observed since the dawn of man? Think up something creative to rebut this one.
14) The moon is only 3000 miles away. Ok then, why did it take 3 days for the Apollo Astronauts to get there? It would make no difference to the "conspiracy" if it took them 3 hours.
15) Where do the other 8 (or 9, depending on your point of view) planets fit into this model? I'm Curious.
16) Satellites. More particularly, comunications satellites. How do they orbit the Earth? And why does every big telecommunications BUSINESS spend millions of dollars each year keeping them running? on a flat Earth, they Arent necessary, so why waste the cash? And Why are there parts of Australia without mobile phone service. It would be good business for telstra to say "we serve 100% of Australians", yet they dont. Why not? given all you need is line of sight for those services, it should be easy enough.
17) Has Anyone ever asked how far backwards in Time this "conspiracy" would have to reach? Well backwards of Galilleo, Methinks. so the United states and the united nations have been executing a massive coverup since before they were ever dreamed of? Yeah, right, sure, whatever. Maybe the flat Earthers could come out with a timeline of the conspiracy?
Ok I like the rendering. Very good example of computer skills I don't have. That said, I have a few things to add.
1) There has been 1 thing that has consistently bothered me about this conspiracy. In order for it to work, you would have to get Israel And the rest of the Middle East working together. Personally I just can't see that happening. Ever.
2) The thing about Antarctica is that as well as being a great big lump of Ice, It also generates weather for most of the "southern" Hemisphere. It cant do that if you eliminate about 70% of it.
3) The orbits for the sun dont come anywhere close to representing the 24 hour daylight, either at the north or south pole.
4) As I understand it, the Earth's magnetic field is caused by currents in the Earth's Iron rich Mantle. This magnetic field causes the effects known as Aurora Borialis and Aurora Australis (the northern and southern lights) this magnetic field also causes the Van Allen belt. There is no way that this can work with a flat Earth.
5) Assuming you have lit the Earth as if the sun was 32 miles in diametre, it seems that there are places on the Earth that never get sunlight. From looking at this model, one of those places is Tasmania (in Australia), and another is the tip of south America. So why is it green?
6) The deserts. On a round Earth, the deserts lie where they do, in short, because they exist near the Equator and are closer to the sun. (if anyone requires it, I will give you the LONG explanation on this). On a flat Earth, there is no reason adequately explaining this.
7) There is still no reason WHY the sun and moon orbit where they do. Yes they still need one, and yes that still bugs me.
Cool If the orbit for the sun is correct, why is it that I see the sun high in the sky at midday when im along way North or South? Shouldnt it follow a long path to my right or left?
9) A note on Occam's Razor: If all things are Equal, (which in this case they aren't, given the mountain of evidence against the flat Earth) which is more likely? A spherical Earth? or A massive multi-Government conspiracy which has gotten bitter enemies to work seamlessly together, to create, for no purpose, the illusion that the Earth is round when it is in fact flat?
That first bit is important.
Which is more likely, that human beings are kept alive by a network of blood vessels and organs, especially when we have good evidence (The various methods of instituting the death penalty come to mind) or Magic?
10) Even if Sun set and Sun rise are illusions, why dont we continually see their light whereever we are on Earth?
11) Explain for me this: The Antarctic food Chain. Whales Migrate to Antarctia in the summer to feed and Calve. What do they Eat? Krill. Its basically a shrimp that lives in the cold waters of the southern ocean. What does the Krill Eat? Plankton. Most plankton are single cell plants that photosynthesise. By this model there is no sunlight down there (down being relative) So there is no photosynthesis. So what do The Krill eat? Answer: Nothing. In this model they starve. So what do the Whales eat? In this model, Nothing. They Starve. So what the hell is the Japanese whaling fleet doing down there? (in the protectected waters of a Marine park I might add). Playing Poker? Blackjack? Charades?
12) in this model the sun and the moons paths differ slightly. I'll assume this is to create eclipses. Thus the sun and the moon have different "orbital" speeds. So why does the sun never eclipse the moon?
13) Phases of the moon. We all know what they are. In this model those phases occur over the course of one night. If they are part of the conspiracy, why have they been observed since the dawn of man? Think up something creative to rebut this one.
14) The moon is only 3000 miles away. Ok then, why did it take 3 days for the Apollo Astronauts to get there? It would make no difference to the "conspiracy" if it took them 3 hours.
15) Where do the other 8 (or 9, depending on your point of view) planets fit into this model? I'm Curious.
16) Satellites. More particularly, comunications satellites. How do they orbit the Earth? And why does every big telecommunications BUSINESS spend millions of dollars each year keeping them running? on a flat Earth, they Arent necessary, so why waste the cash? And Why are there parts of Australia without mobile phone service. It would be good business for telstra to say "we serve 100% of Australians", yet they dont. Why not? given all you need is line of sight for those services, it should be easy enough.
17) Has Anyone ever asked how far backwards in Time this "conspiracy" would have to reach? Well backwards of Galilleo, Methinks. so the United states and the united nations have been executing a massive coverup since before they were ever dreamed of? Yeah, right, sure, whatever. Maybe the flat Earthers could come out with a timeline of the conspiracy?
Corey Winard said:
closer has nothing to do with it, its how direct the sun rays are on the surface there. they have the largest average time of direct rays because during the orbit around the sun the equator is in the middle. it shifts from 23.5 degrees north of the equator (tropic of cancer?) to 23.5 degrees south of equator (tropic of capricorn) and since it goes between the 2, it has the most time with more direct rays, thus, having the most mild climate. in some places its arid like sahara and in some places its extremely humid (brazil), but they both have really mild climates.
wow, i typed way too much for not caring. lol
D= its sam!!
Ex-Staff
omg...... this is so funny XD haha wat retards...
conordavidson
Member
Pirate Alex said:
Thank you. I fixed it.
But how do we explain this:
ScootingFred
Member
I bet these people put up links of this site, and make fun of us, haha. There is lots of forums of wierd things. I've seen forums for unicycling and ventriloquism.
Devin Hohlbein
Member
haha nerds look at this sub forum they have haha
http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=136f043db44d5507e9aa107917a08e98&board=13.0
lets all play the number game
http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=136f043db44d5507e9aa107917a08e98&board=13.0
lets all play the number game