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0ccidentalist ago

Absolutlely. All those ridiculous conspiracy theories like "flat earth", or how no one died in Sandy Hook or Pulse Orlando -- that it was all just actors hamming it up for the television cameras -- are intentional disinfo meant to paint anyone who speaks of any conspiracy appear to be mentally unstable and feeble minded.

darklouis3 ago

I am getting tired of seeing people bashing the flat earth without looking into it. Do your own research, give equal chance to both sides and you will notice that NASA has been lying since the begining, we cannot go to space as there is a dome above us. The bible is more accurate than you think.

Hipsterrr ago

lol, nothing flat earthers have told me has done anything to convince me that this planet is flat.

All I see is a bunch of bullshit.

Empire_of_the_mind ago

The thing that's hard to understand is that the flat earthers are simply stupid. They cannot wrap their puny minds around light refraction and other concepts that utterly wreck the entire argument. Ignore them and recognize that any attempt to discuss the topic is introduced by someone who is either: A: A spook or B: An idiot.

frankenham ago

I've been interested in FE theories, the more convincing things are being able to see objects far away that otherwise would be hidden by the curvature of the planet. Things like long canals that stretch many miles are 100% flat the whole length of them even though every mile is supposed to drop at 8 inches squared.

I don't fully buy into it but I do believe it's healthy to be properly skeptical of everything and to research everything with an open unbiased eye.

Hipsterrr ago

You can't see the curvature of the Earth because your eyes can only see so far. Biology plays a part in this.

That and some physics shit I'm not aware of

frankenham ago

The Earth curves down 8 inches squared per mile so even over just a 10 mile stretch you'd be able to see it if it were there.

Hipsterrr ago

Idk man, still sounds like bullshit to me. If this planet was flat you wouldn't have companies like SpaceX blowing millions trying to make reusable rockets.

How do you explain the Stars, the movement of the Planets? Are they flat too? Or is it all made up by some mythical being?

frankenham ago

I don't see any reason why planets can't be spherical, from what I understand in the FE model is the sky revolves above the earth which is why the north star is always in the same place despite it being claimed that the Earth is wobbling on a journey around the sun while hurling through space.

Just go on and step outside, does it honestly feel like you're spinning at 1,000 miles per hour?

Hipsterrr ago

Just go on and step outside, does it honestly feel like you're spinning at 1,000 miles per hour?

Did you not pay attention in high school physics?

frankenham ago

Of course, why do you ask?

Hipsterrr ago

Earth spins on its axis once in every 24-hour day. At Earth’s equator, the speed of Earth’s spin is about 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 kph). The day-night has carried you around in a grand circle under the stars every day of your life, and yet you don’t feel Earth spinning. Why not? It’s because you and everything else – including Earth’s oceans and atmosphere – are spinning along with the Earth at the same constant speed.

http://earthsky.org/earth/why-cant-we-feel-earths-spin

SrSysEng ago

I'm not a physicist, but the only thing I could come up with was light refraction - gravity bends light too..?