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    Science The Flat Earth Theory






    When someone has a different view than mine, I try to never say they are stupid or ignorant of facts. Their available facts may be different than my available facts.

    I've seen some intricate and long debates on this subject and will say that the Flat Earth believers get a little deep into the weeds with their explanations.


    My main question - If every space mission, every picture taken of Earth, every science text book featuring our solar system is false...Why?

    What do we gain by perpetrating this huge complicated lie to the people of the world?

    The estimated cost of altering/faking every photo taken and the level of conspiracy necessary in terms of the sheer number of people involved over the decades is staggering.


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    If you want to go down a rabbit hole, read about gravity.

    The theories on what causes it and what effect it has can remove years of your life.

    Basically, it's agreed that gravitational force will cause objects to become round over time.

    When comparing two planets, it's not the size of the planet that determines gravitational force. It's the density and mass of the planet.

    So theoretically there can be a planet that's 20 times bigger and it may have less gravity than a smaller planet.


    All that to say smaller objects with less density like asteroids and comets, end up being odd shaped and not round.

    So riddle me this Flat Earthers - If Earth is shaped like a pie, where does all of our gravity come from?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh One Who Knocks View Post
    Interesting. I just read something from NASA saying gravity is the contributing force behind the shape of planetary objects.

    That...piece of writing states that Earth is constantly accelerating up, at a rate of 32 feet per second squared and that causes the effect we know as gravity.

    Up from where? To determine up you need to start at a stasis point or motion antithetical to up. And we've been traveling up since the beginning of time?

    I wonder how our entire solar system of round planets and objects follows us up, while somehow spiraling around the sun simultaneously ?

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    The other planets and sun revolve around the Earth? It sits at the center of the solar system?

    *ring ring*

    It's the 1500's calling and they want to speak to you!

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    Typical globehead response

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    Typical Fat Earther insult!

    oops, darn that autocorrect

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    Well Mr Opposing Viewpoint you still haven't answered my question.

    If the Earth is not round, why the cover up? Who benefits and why?

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    I was up on a ladder today and I can say with 100% certainty that the Earth is flat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal-9000 View Post
    Well Mr Opposing Viewpoint you still haven't answered my question.

    If the Earth is not round, why the cover up? Who benefits and why?
    https://wiki.tfes.org/The_Conspiracy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pony View Post
    I was up on a ladder today and I can say with 100% certainty that the Earth is flat.
    Aw jeez you just made me realize something. The Flat Earth people DO think the sun revolves around the Earth.

    Seasons in another interesting conversation

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh One Who Knocks View Post


    That page says it's not really the shape of Earth that's the lie, the lie is the idea of space travel in general.

    Okay I'll ask again. Why? Why lie about space travel, what is the benefit?

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    I wonder what the FE's think of satellites? None of them exist, not even the telecommunications satellites?

    So according to the Nasa hoax, we've never even put a satellite in orbit?

    That's weird, because a friend and I watched one travel the entire arc of the sky one night. It was too high up to be plane and the news told us where to watch for it.

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