Have you ever met a flat earth believer?

I think flat earth types are nothing more than online debate junkies. As evidenced by the one posting here. Online is where they live. Online is where there hair brained theories are hatched. Online is where they do their "scientific" research. Online is where they make their click money. Online is where they find people stupid enough to believe. They thrive with an "oh yeah, well then what about this?" form of debate. They are the furthest from "truth seekers" from a scientific method as one can find.

Aviation idiocy wrote:

Just so I am clear. Every Transcontinental pilot is in on this globe conspiracy if they do not publicly admit that the earth is not a sphere?

Or are they being duped as to what their true flight path is?

No idea, but there are more than just those two explanations.

pot meet dat kettle wrote:

Aviation idiocy wrote:

Just so I am clear. Every Transcontinental pilot is in on this globe conspiracy if they do not publicly admit that the earth is not a sphere?

Or are they being duped as to what their true flight path is?

No idea, but there are more than just those two explanations.

Such as?

Ok. I will try to keep this explanation simple, because I think that's all you can handle.

The world is VERY large. How large? So large that no one has ever reached th edges!

What does that mean? It means that it is not only possible, but actually COMMON for people to think they are flying in a straight line, when they are actually flying in a very gradual curve. For example, when one flies "around" the world, they are usually flying in a giant circle with a radius that measures over 4,000 miles.*

*FYI a radius is half the distance of a diameter. A diameter is a line that bisects a circle with end points on the circumference. I learned all of that in my STEM training. (I know it must seem complicated to you -- That's okay. Leave the math and science to the big boys.)

YUcantHandleTheTruth wrote:

I hesitate to respond to this thread, because I know how pointless it is to try to reason with people who have been so thoroughly indoctrinated by the one world government and their so called "science" classes, but for the tiny percentage of you who aren't completely brain-washed, ask yourself why you are so willing to believe the constant stream of lies the media and textbooks feed you, but are not willing to believe what YOUR OWN EYES tell you.

Probably a troll, but this is a good teaching moment. I am a scientist who conducts research in a lab, and I believe what MY OWN EYES tell me. What is truly mind boggling is that, 99.99% of the time, what I observe in the lab is completely consistent with the principles written about in textbooks. And this is considering there is huge incentive to prove the textbooks wrong, because if you can do so with clear and unequivocal proof you get to correct the textbooks. So would you have me believe that what MY OWN EYES tell me is a lie fed to me by a mysterious invisible authority? Isn't it possible that perhaps this mysterious invisible authority is simply the Truth of nature itself?

I think it likely most people who deny science are contrarians who like to believe things for the sake of being different, for their own pride. Stop to carefully consider if it's REALLY the Truth you're concerned about, or if subconsciously you believe what you believe in order to maintain an illusory feeling of superiority over your neighbors. This is the modern day idolatry, they have made themselves their own gods instead of seeking the Truth with humility.

Observer of debate junkies wrote:

I think flat earth types are nothing more than online debate junkies. As evidenced by the one posting here. Online is where they live. Online is where there hair brained theories are hatched. Online is where they do their "scientific" research. Online is where they make their click money. Online is where they find people stupid enough to believe. They thrive with an "oh yeah, well then what about this?" form of debate. They are the furthest from "truth seekers" from a scientific method as one can find.

sounds like a crazy conspiracy theory to me

Who paid you to write this?

Is there a midpoint on the flat earth map? The North Pole? It seems like the closer you are to that point, the smaller the ellipse would have to be to "circumnavigate" the "globe", right?

So if someone said "I'm going to start in Alaska and circle the globe and return back" they would not have to fly as far as someone doing the same thing from Australia?

... The Jews.... obviously

1. Why is the winter dark for 3 months at the North/South Pole?

2. Why are there opposite seasons at Antipodes?

3. Why did the ancient Greeks think the Earth round when they noticed that you see the ship's mast before Its hull as it approaches on the horizon?

There are many other questions....

[quote]YUcantHandleTheTruth wrote:

[quote]wvewfwv wrote:[/

The world is VERY large. How large? So large that no one has ever reached th edges!

What does that mean? It means that it is not only possible, but actually COMMON for people to think they are flying in a straight line, when they are actually flying in a very gradual curve. For example, when one flies "around" the world, they are usually flying in a giant circle with a radius that measures over 4,000 miles.*

/quote]

This is why I believe flat earthers are just trolling. Their biggest argument that they use is the lack of curvature to a visible eye. Which is obviously a result of the enormity of the planet. Yet the reason nobody knows that they aren't truly flying in a straight line is due to the enormity of the earth.

I refuse to believe you are that stupid. You keep trying to convince that you are but I can't believe you are.

Says the guy who doesn't know how to unbold his post.

I think I am starting to believe what the flat earthers are telling me. How can you not? The logic is bulletproof.

I have a family gathering tomorrow. Should I share with them my newfound belief in this setting or should I warn my wife first?

Why is it warm at the, "equator", which on a flat earth is a loop.

In response to the pancake thing, the earth is more like the top of a muffin. One of the ones from Costco.

Not sure what the "science" term for that is. is truth-seekers call 'em "Muffin Hats"

Earth one big Muffin Hat, you dummies.

non random troll wrote:

Why is it warm at the, "equator", which on a flat earth is a loop.

Flattal warming.

Muffins have curvature. So this will allow you to keep believing in the face of curvature evidence. Nice!

I got a million of 'em

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You know how we figured out the Earth is round?

Circular reasoning.

HAHAHAHHAHA!

Get it!? 'Circular' reasoning! You know, like circle is like round like a globe? Circular reasoning? HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!