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Flat Earth Theory / Re: If the Earth is accelerating
« on: February 21, 2018, 03:44:18 AM »
The Earth is accelerating towards the Sun and things on the surface are accelerating to the core because of circular motion. The centrifugal pseudoforce is not only small if you run the centripetal force calculation, but is opposite in direction to gravity.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: Flat earth video series
« on: February 21, 2018, 03:33:11 AM »
Um, guys, I don't mean to interrupt but can somebody please answer my question? If you believe that the Earth is flat then great because I need your help identifying all the FE models there are and I want evidence that fits the criteria so that I can better understand whether FE is a holistic explanation. Please, if you are just here to go back to that never ending cycle of accusations then you are most welcome to leave.

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Flat Earth Theory / Flat earth video series
« on: February 19, 2018, 10:46:08 AM »
Hey guys I'm new here and here for a good reason. I am trying to make a video series debunking flat earth. I'm sure you're all quite confident I won't be able to do it, but anyway the reason I'm here is because so often members on both sides of the debate are so engaged in finger pointing and throwing insults that there is very little I can analyse of either side's arguments. I promise my video is going to be as objective as possible. There will be no mockery whatsoever of flat Earth theorists, just genuine, academic and educated discussion.

Therefore I would like to enlist your help in providing me with some concrete examples of why you believe the Earth is flat. I've heard many explanations, but here I want to hear concrete and concise explanations that fit the following criteria:

  • No photographic evidence: since flat Earthers claim that globe Earth photos are CGI, the same standard applies to FE theorists.
  • No evidence from the Bible: with all due respect to religion, the last thing I want is personal attack and to be honest citing the Bible will not benefit the flat Earth cause at all.
  • Holistic consideration: very often flat Earth explanations are good for explaining one phenomenon but contradict with other FE theories, so if you want to sound persuasive you need to give evidence that is able to address natural phenomena in their entirety.
  • Make sure you don't misread science: please confirm whether what you state is what modern science believes in before you start accusing them of fake science.

It would also help if you could provide a list of FE models that I can examine.

In the future I might also ask in more detail how you would respond to some of my explanations. Thanks in advance for whoever responds, I really appreciate your help in this project! Ultimately, I hope that FE and globe Earthers can finally come hand in hand and start realising that we share this planet no matter what its shape and that's all we need to know to be friends :)

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