The Earth is Flat!

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Zenode

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Well....I dont actually believe so, that would be silly.
But certain people do, and i dont seem to understand why, Humans have been into space and seen the earth round yet people continually.

I found a website which "attempts" (and i use that in the loosest sense) to explain why the round earth theory is wrong. Here is a sample from it

3 Experiments You Can Do At Home that PROVE THE EARTH IS FLAT!
We know the Earth is flat because the Bible tells us so. But for those of you skeptical, close-minded types that flat out refuse to accept the overwhelming Biblical evidence, I have designed some experiments you can do at home that will show you, before your very eyes, that the world is indeed flat, and not spherical as some crazy scientists proclaim. It's amazing how many people blindly believe in a spherical Earth, without ever having seen it for themselves! I intend to change that.


1) Jump!
Now, scientists claim that Earth is spherical and rotating at a speed of between 700-1000 miles per hour, depending on your latitude. This is a very high rate of speed. You can disprove this nonsense by simply jumping up as high as you can. Really, it's that simple. What happens when you jump? You come straight down to where you were. But, if the Earth were indeed spinning at such a fast speed, wouldn't you land hundreds of feet away?

If you were to stand in the flat bed of a truck going 75 mph, and jump straight up, what would happen? You wouldn't fall straight down. You would fall out of the truck. That's because trucks move, the Earth doesn't. This experiment proves the Earth is fixed in space and doesn't move.


2) Blow!
Since if the Earth is supposedly a sphere, it naturally comes to assume what would happen to people below the equator, like in Australia? Since they are underneath the sphere, wouldn't they fall off? This is where scientists come up with mumbo-jumbo like "gravity" and "centrifugal force" to explain away their theories. So, the scientists want you to think that because the earth is so much more massive than people or things, that people will naturally "stick" to the bottom of the earth because of gravity.

This can be disproved very simply. Get a balloon and inflate it as big as possible. It will be a spherical shape. Now, take a piece of paper and try to rip, tear, or cut the tiniest speck of paper possible. This paper represents a human being, much smaller in mass to the balloon, which represents the Earth. Now try and place the small piece of paper to the underside of the balloon. What happens? It falls off!

That's right. Even though the balloon is so much bigger in mass, it cannot hold the tiny paper. So if the Earth was a sphere, no one could live below the equator because they would fall off.


3) Get High!
Ok, this one you really can't do at home, but you can do it out in the world. Stand on the ground and look around you. What's the farthest you can see? Maybe it's a building, tree, or mountain. Now, find some place very close to it where you can get a much higher vantage point. (This also works if you're on a jet and about to take off.) Notice how in the higher place you can see much farther? You can see more of the world the higher you get. This shows the world is flat because the higher you go, the easier it is to see over obstacles. At the same time, it shows the world cannot be spherical. Because if the world was curved, the far distance would forever remain out of view because of the Earth's curvature. It would eternally be over the horizon.

If the Earth was a sphere, it would not matter how high you went, you would still see the same thing. Since this is not the case, the Earth is flat.


These experiments are all confirmed by creation scientists as being 100% accurate. If you're skeptical of the flat Earth, why don't you do these experiments so you can see truth with your own eyes.

From: http://www.landoverbaptist.net/showthread.php?s=b73fcaf65a852019c3f841bc6107956b&t=45427

Now for discussion, does anyone on the Escapist believe the Earth is flat or how to prove either theory correct without a shadow of doubt.
 

darkfire613

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Landover Baptist is a joke. It's a satirical site making fun of super-devout Christians.

Regardless, there's really no debate. The earth is round, and I don't think anyone in modern times disagrees.
 

e2density

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I like the jump part, because the Earth is so large that the 1000mph isn't really enough to effect us xD...


Unless we could perform a single one hour long jump...
 

Dorian

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Zenode said:
1) Jump!
Now, scientists claim that Earth is spherical and rotating at a speed of between 700-1000 miles per hour, depending on your latitude. This is a very high rate of speed. You can disprove this nonsense by simply jumping up as high as you can. Really, it's that simple. What happens when you jump? You come straight down to where you were. But, if the Earth were indeed spinning at such a fast speed, wouldn't you land hundreds of feet away?

If you were to stand in the flat bed of a truck going 75 mph, and jump straight up, what would happen? You wouldn't fall straight down. You would fall out of the truck. That's because trucks move, the Earth doesn't. This experiment proves the Earth is fixed in space and doesn't move.
And I stop reading there. Even if it weren't already declared a satirical site, I wouldn't have believe them at all. This "experiment" is false anyways, as you are jumping at a relative speed of the Earth and truck, not at a standing speed.

Hence why you don't end up eating a wall sandwich, or even fall out of the truck. Totally bubcus.
 

Redingold

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I swear we've already had this thread.

72 times.

In the past week.
 

Rathcoole

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darkfire613 said:
Regardless, there's really no debate. The earth is round, and I don't think anyone in modern times disagrees.

Lies!!! the earth is flat these tests prove it beyond all doubt. Go on test them yourself they all check out. It makes perfect sense. Who you going to believe a bunch of highly trained scientists with so called "evidence" or a group of religous man with god on their side?
 

Melon Hunter

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Satirical or not, I love this site for the sheer volume of 'Christian' ideals spread about that seem to ignore the New Testament altogether. It's quite funny to see just how hypocritical some people can get.
 

viking97

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lol thats pretty epic. although i think there still is some ACTUAL flat earthers somewhere in the middle east, i'm not sure how they defend their argument, but probably something like that.only in a sexy accent.
 

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darkfire613 said:
Landover Baptist is a joke. It's a satirical site making fun of super-devout Christians.

Regardless, there's really no debate. The earth is round, and I don't think anyone in modern times disagrees.
No the earth is flat!
Thats just what the gov'ement wants you to think so it can subdue the masses and steal your socks!
All the answers are out in the open, people just need to wake up!
No im not paranoid and yes my foil hat is tight enough.
 

TriggerOnly

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We know the Earth is flat because the Bible tells us so

SPOILER: I stopped reading right at this point....then i had a happy inside feeling.....then a bit of a loud giggle.
 

AngelSword

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It's kind of like the Troll Physics blog, only with a Christ-fearing veneer.

This is the same site that had the Christian WoW guild, which met under the statue in Booty Bay.
 

Zenode

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Pararaptor said:
Zenode said:
Pararaptor said:
If you go through parts of the thread, i can guarantee you your blood will boil from rage and idiocy
Not really.
The site is a joke, a satire, a mockery of Christian Fundamentalism. None of the people on there mean what they say.

They've had threads about how TF2 is heretical because the Soldier says "Welcome to my world", & how rapists are really the victims in that they're being prosecuted for doing what God intended.
Hmmmmm never realised it was a satirical site, wish i knew that before posting it

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