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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: "Planned Parenthood"

« on: August 27, 2015, 04:23:13 PM »

Just out of curiosity, why does it seem like everyone assume that Planned Parenthood's sole function is to perform abortions?  From what I understand, abortions are only around 6% of their business.  Most of the rest is women's healthcare, STD testing, contraception and education.

Just because they might pass out 20 pamphlets or condoms for every abortion they perform doesn't take away the fact that their primary business is abortion.

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Science & Alternative Science / Re: Cancer is easily cured with common grocery store items

« on: August 24, 2015, 08:52:32 PM »

What in onions has the ability to destroy cells with malformed DNA?

Garlic and peppers kill off the many parasites which live in your body, freeing up your immune system to fight the cancer. In fact, there are studies showing that cancers are associated with certain parasite infections, perhaps even as a cause.

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Sun set, Is the sun moving away?

« on: August 24, 2015, 01:13:20 AM »

The sun is illuminating the semi-transparent cloud from the side at a slight upwards angle and you are below the cloud looking up at  it.

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Science & Alternative Science / Re: Cancer is easily cured with common grocery store items

« on: August 21, 2015, 08:43:25 PM »

Go give someone with cancer these things, and they are going to die like every other untreated patient.

You don't believe that nature can medicate the body?

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: YouTube LIARS Caught In the Act

« on: August 16, 2015, 03:14:04 PM »

We have long documented that the laser experiments to the moon from that observatory were funded by NASA.

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Suggestions & Concerns / Re: Membership

« on: August 13, 2015, 12:29:21 PM »

I am unable to find an appropriate vendor willing to send off custom orders to members.

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Flat Earth Media / Re: Fernão de Magalhães' Map

« on: August 11, 2015, 10:15:01 PM »

Please refrain from embedding 14 MB images into posts.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: The Sun Is A Spotlight

« on: August 08, 2015, 12:04:40 AM »

The sun shines downwards on the earth. It certainly does not shine upwards on the earth. What's wrong with that statement?

By definition a spotlight shines in only one direction. The wiki says downward. It doesn't shine upwards or sidewards.

If it only shines downward on the earth how are the moon, the planets and their moons illuminated ?

You seem to be having some difficulty here. The sun shines downwards on the earth and sideways or upways on the celestial bodies.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: The Sun Is A Spotlight

« on: August 07, 2015, 11:52:53 PM »

The sun shines downwards on the earth. It certainly does not shine upwards on the earth. What's wrong with that statement?

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: The Sun Is A Spotlight

« on: August 07, 2015, 10:14:56 PM »

I told you how the sun works on post two. I will not explain it to you again.

"acts like" != "is"

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Fox News Republican candidate debates

« on: August 07, 2015, 08:20:53 AM »

As I see it, Trump has the Republican kingmakers in checkmate. It's game over for who will be the Republican nominee. Nominate Trump or he will go third party and get Clinton for 4-8 years.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Fox News Republican candidate debates

« on: August 07, 2015, 05:10:51 AM »

According to the instant reaction polls on Drudge Report, Trump won the debate by a large margin. Tomorrow proper polls by the mainstream outlets will be constructed and reported.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: The Sun Is A Spotlight

« on: August 05, 2015, 04:16:37 PM »

Tom Bishop just doesn't make sense. Or maybe Tom Bishop can explain this. By the very definition ominidirectional is in all directions and a spotlight shines in only one direction or you could say it is unidirectional ?

Actually, a spotlight can be the light fixture or the spot of light it creates. A sun which makes a spotlight does not imply unidirectional light.

Actually, it does.  That's what spotlights do.  They provide narrow, unidirectional beams of light that illuminate relatively small, specific locations.

It's a good thing we went out of our way to describe how a sun can cast a spotlight without being a spotlight, isn't it?

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: The Sun Is A Spotlight

« on: August 04, 2015, 11:08:21 PM »

Tom, geckothegeek asked the question, how does the moon  illuminated according to flat earth theory? I too would like to know how the sun can illuminate the moon when the sun is so much further in space then the moon.

There is no atmosphere in space.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: The Sun Is A Spotlight

« on: August 04, 2015, 10:03:42 PM »

Tom Bishop just doesn't make sense. Or maybe Tom Bishop can explain this. By the very definition ominidirectional is in all directions and a spotlight shines in only one direction or you could say it is unidirectional ?

Actually, a spotlight can be the light fixture or the spot of light it creates. A sun which makes a spotlight does not imply unidirectional light.

Still I  have received no answer on how the moon is illuminated according to flat earth theory ?

There is no atmosphere in space.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: The Sun Is A Spotlight

« on: August 04, 2015, 07:52:49 PM »

Actually, I did describe the sun as an omnidirectional light source:

Since the light does not propagate infinitely, due to the fact that the atmosphere is not perfectly transparent, its light is limited to a spot of light upon the plane earth. Hence, the sun is casting a spotlight without itself literally casting light in only one direction.

Omnidirectional light sources don't cast spotlights.

Sure they do. Even in RET omnidirectional light sources cast a spot of light upon the earth's surface. A candle does not illuminate the entirety of the earth

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: The Sun Is A Spotlight

« on: August 04, 2015, 06:21:42 PM »

A spotlight is a spotlight is a spotlight.
A spotlight  shines in only one  direction and its beam is in the form of a circle.

Answer to the question:
If the sun is a spotlight and shines down on the earth how is the moon illuminated ?

Nobody said the sun is a spotlight.

It has been said "The sun acts  like a spotlight." And therein lies the confusion from the flat earthers.

Of course the nature of the sun is well known in the real world. The sun is definitely neither a spotlight or even "acts like a spotlight." The sun shines in all directions.To the earth, to the moon, to the planets.

Again, the sun does shine in all directions.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: The Sun Is A Spotlight

« on: August 04, 2015, 03:47:30 PM »

Actually, I did describe the sun as an omnidirectional light source:

A spotlight shines light in one direction. The sun shines light in all directions, which is limited in its extent by the opacity of the atmosphere and certain limits to human perspective across a plane earth. Since the light does not propagate infinitely, due to the fact that the atmosphere is not perfectly transparent, its light is limited to a spot of light upon the plane earth. Hence, the sun is casting a spotlight without itself literally casting light in only one direction.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: The Sun Is A Spotlight

« on: August 03, 2015, 11:09:32 PM »

No Tom, a candle illuminates an area, not a spot.  Spots are small.  The area illuminated by the sun is not small, especially when compared to the size of the FE sun.

If a foreigner circled their finger at an area of a map and said that they live in that spot, that they may be pointing at an entire country is not an incorrect usage of the word spot.

Yes, it is an incorrect usage of the word spot.  An area is not a spot.  A spot is a specific location.  An area is a general region.  Do you honestly not understand the distinction or do you just want to play the semantics game again?

A spot is a small mark. It may be a map of the galaxy pointing out the earth, but a spot is a spot. It matters not if it's a spot on your face, or a spot on a map. A spot may be a dimensionless point, or a circular area. A spotlight does not radiate a dimensionless point, but a circular area, a relatively small spot of light on a vast scenery. A spot is a spot, is a spot.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: The Sun Is A Spotlight

« on: August 03, 2015, 07:45:07 PM »

No Tom, a candle illuminates an area, not a spot.  Spots are small.  The area illuminated by the sun is not small, especially when compared to the size of the FE sun.

If a foreigner circled their finger at an area of a map and said that they live in that spot, that they may be pointing at an entire country is not an incorrect usage of the word spot.

A spotlight shines light in one direction. The sun shines light in all directions, which is limited in its extent by the opacity of the atmosphere and certain limits to human perspective across a plane earth. Since the light does not propagate infinitely, due to the fact that the atmosphere is not perfectly transparent, its light is limited to a spot of light upon the plane earth. Hence, the sun is casting a spotlight without itself literally casting light in only one direction.

How does the sun act on other planets and the moon ?

There is no atmosphere in space.