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Flat Earth Community / Re: Research Questions on Flat Earth from a Christian Apologist

« on: April 25, 2020, 06:00:05 PM »

Questions: 

1. If the earth is flat and the sun and moon "orbit" above the plane, then how does the shadow of the earth get projected upon the moon?
2. What force keeps the sun and the moon in their circular plane above the flat earth?
3. Centrifugal force would require that the sun and the moon move away from each other. But, in flat earth theory, they do not. Why? If the explanation for why they do not fly away from each other is due to gravity that they exert on one another, then gravity must also be exerted between the sun, moon, and the flat earth.  If this is the case, then why do the sun and moon stay above the earth and not crash down into it?

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Flat Earth Community / Re: Research Questions on Flat Earth from a Christian Apologist

« on: April 25, 2020, 04:26:39 AM »

Thanks for the succinct answers.  I hope others answer as well.

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Flat Earth Community / Research Questions on Flat Earth from a Christian Apologist

« on: April 24, 2020, 09:21:23 PM »

My name is Matt Slick, and I run carm.org. I'm researching flat earth theory for an article and have some questions that I hope that flat earthers here will answer in short, concise responses - not links to other materials. I will use the responses in writing my article either by direct quote or by generic representation. If you do not want me to quote you directly, please say so. I would like to have responses from actual adherents to the theory so that I can properly represent it when I write my article. Also, I know that there are a great many more questions to ask about this topic, but the following are the ones I thought most relevant. Please answer those you want and ignore the rest. If you have other "questions" that you want to propose (and answer?) that I missed, that's fine, too. Thanks in advance.

1.  What exactly is the flat earth model?
2.  What is the purpose of the conspiracy against flat earth? 
3.  Who has what to gain from the conspiracy against flat earth?
4.  If flat earth is true, then wouldn't there need to be a global conspiracy that includes scientists, engineers, boat captains, astronauts, airline pilots, etc., who are all in on the deception?
5.  If so, why would they all agree to perpetuate a huge lie?
6.  If the conspiracy against flat earth is true and it requires a massive global coverup, then wouldn't there be slip-ups by scientists that would reveal the truth?
7.  If so, where are those slip-ups?
8.  Why are the planets and the moon that we can see in telescopes all spheres, but only the earth is a flat disk?
9.  On what does the planet Earth rest or is it, as a flat disk, suspended in nothing?
10. Does the flat earth orbit around the sun? 
11. If the flat earth disc orbits around the sun, it is tilted or level with the plane of orbit?
12. If the sun rotates around a single point within the flat earth disk, does the moon also orbit around that single point?
13. If the sun and/or moon rotate around/above the disc, how does the problem of centrifugal force overcome and the sun stays above the earth plane?
14. If the previous question is answered in the affirmative, then does that mean the size of the sun and moon are relatively the same?
15. If the answer In flat earth theory, what causes the seasons?
16. Why are there dark and light places on earth if the sun is above the earth, and the light should reach the whole disk at the same time?
17. Is the sun only a spotlight that shines on one part of the disk and not others when it should be visible from everywhere?
18. Are the flat-earthers the very few who are informed enough to know the truth and everyone else is deceived?
19. What biblical verses do Christian flat-earthers use to support the flat earth belief?
20. Apparently, flat earthers do not affirm gravity (a force that pulls us downward).  Is this true?  Why not?
21. What is some direct evidence in support of flat earth theory?
22. How do man-made satellites fit into this theory?
23. If you hold to a wall of ice at the edge of the flat earth disc, why is it ice?
24. Has anyone ventured past the ice wall?  If so? Who was it? When did it happen? And, what did they see?
25. How big is the sun and how far away from the flat earth disc is it?
26. Did the U.S. astronauts go to the moon, or was that a hoax?
27. What evidence would you need to abandon flat earth theory and affirm that the earth is a sphere?

Thanks