You see, this is where I can't just accept what you are saying. Yes, I agree it is good to ask questions - I would say question everything. However, in saying that we must also know when to be humble and accept we don't know as much as we think we do. The reason snake-oil salesmen could actually make a living is because they were very believable with their words. This flat Earth theory is a similar argument in persuasion - not science.
There are many fields in science that all point to the fact that the Earth is spherical. This has been established over centuries using theoretical, observational, methodical and experimental science. The different branches of astronomy, physics, biology, geology, chemistry, etc. have all reached the same conclusion - the Earth is round (more or less), it is not flat.
I also think it is interesting. But more so for the reasons behind this need for people to believe in something that isn't actually going to help change anything. It certainly doesn't provide a reason to live and therefore falls way short of the logic for religion. So I ask you - why is there such an explosion in this idea that was first re-hatched back in 1956? And are you really investigating or are you being led?
And one final simple question; how do flat earth theorists explain meteorites/fireballs?
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You see, this is where I can't just accept what you are saying. Yes, I agree it is good to ask questions - I would say question everything. However, in saying that we must also know when to be humble and accept we don't know as much as we think we do. The reason snake-oil salesmen could actually make a living is because they were very believable with their words. This flat Earth theory is a similar argument in persuasion - not science.
There are many fields in science that all point to the fact that the Earth is spherical. This has been established over centuries using theoretical, observational, methodical and experimental science. The different branches of astronomy, physics, biology, geology, chemistry, etc. have all reached the same conclusion - the Earth is round (more or less), it is not flat.
I also think it is interesting. But more so for the reasons behind this need for people to believe in something that isn't actually going to help change anything. It certainly doesn't provide a reason to live and therefore falls way short of the logic for religion. So I ask you - why is there such an explosion in this idea that was first re-hatched back in 1956? And are you really investigating or are you being led?
And one final simple question; how do flat earth theorists explain meteorites/fireballs?
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