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Flat Earth Theory / Re: Moon

« on: May 25, 2015, 01:58:22 AM »

Hey,

I'm pretty new to this Flat Earth Society but i really like it because it shows us a different point of view on the planet we're living. I've read a lot in the FAQ but however I still have some questions concerning the moon.
In the FAQ there's a beautiful gif, demonstrating the day and night cycle, but why can we see at night at all? Why isn't it completely dark? And especially, how can we see the moon?
And since the moon and the sun are in one geometrical plane parallel to the earth's plane, how can Solar/Lunar Eclipses occur?
I can't seem to find an explanation in the FAQ, so I wanted to ask here and hope to get some clarification

The Earth is spherical, therefore it doesn't totally block the Moon via a shadow. If it were flat, no one could have landed on it. It's a spheroid object like the Earth.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: What would it take?

« on: May 25, 2015, 01:57:06 AM »

I urge everyone here to stop participating in this nonsense. The Earth is not flat. It doesn't even appear to be flat. It's all bullshit and religious nonsense. Please open your minds. We've landed on the Moon for God's sake.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_Level_experiment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_geodesy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories
http://www.smarterthanthat.com/astronomy/top-10-ways-to-know-the-earth-is-not-flat/


For our Biblical Literalness our there, this is from Zetetic Astronomy:

Scripture Proofs.

That earth and seas are two distinct and independent regions, and not one great globe.--Psalms xxiv., 12, xxxvi., 6; 2 Peter, iii., 5. 364
That Heaven is above and Hell below the earth.--Deuteronomy xxvi., 15; Exodus xix., 20; Psalm cii., 19; Isaiah lxiii., 15; Psalm ciii., 2; 2 Kings ii., 11; Mark xvi., 10; Isaiah xiv., 13, 14; Acts i., 9-11, vii., 55; Luke xxiv., 51; Deuteronomy xxxii., 22; Job xi., 8; Psalms Iv., 15, cxxxix., 8; Proverbs vii., 27; Isaiah xiv., 15; Proverbs ix., 18, xv., 24; Isaiah xiv., 9; Ezekiel xxxi., 16, 17, xxxii., 27; Matthew xi., 23; 2 Peter ii., 4; Jude i., 6, 7, 13; Revelations xx., 10, 13, 14; Job xxviii., 5 386, 387, 388.

That the earth is a floating structure standing in and out of the waters.--Job xxv., 7 365

That the earth will be ultimately burnt up and destroyed.--Isaiah xxxiv., 4, lxvi., 15-22; 2 Thessalonians, i., 7, 8; Revelations xx., 11; 2 Peter iii., 10-13; Deuteronomy xxxii., 22; Revelations xxi., 1 392, 393.

That the "great deep," is fathomless.--Jeremiah xxxi., 37 367

That the stars are placed in the heavens to give light upon the earth.--Genesis i., 16, 17; Isaiah xiii., 10; Ezekiel xxxii., 7; Joel ii., 10; Psalm cxlviii., 3; Jeremiah xxxi., 35; Daniel xii., 3 380, 381

That the sun and moon are distinct lights.--Revelations vi., 12 380

That the sun and moon are lights to rule the day and night alternately, and to be "for signs and for seasons and for days and years."--Genesis i., 14-16; Psalm cxxxvi., 7-9; Jeremiah xxxi., 35; Ezekiel xxxii., 7, 8; Psalm cxlviii., 3; Isaiah xii., 10; Matthew xxiv., 29; Isaiah lx., 19, 20; Ecclesiastes xii., 2; Isaiah xxx., 26; Deuteronomy xxxiii., 14 378.

That the sun moves and is not a fixed body.--Psalm xix., 4-6; Ecclesiastes i., 5; Joshua x., 13; Judges v., 31; 2 Esdras iv., 34 369

That the supposition of the heavenly bodies being suns and systems of inhabited worlds is false.--Genesis 1.,1,16,17; Hebrews i., 2, xi., 3 372, 373

That the waters of the "great deep" sustain the land, and that there are waters below the earth.--Genesis xliv., 25; Exodus ix., 4; Deuteronomy iv., 18, xxxiii., 13 366

That where the word "world" is used in the plural number in Scripture, it means the material and spiritual world.--Hebrews ii., 5; Ephesians i., 21; Luke xviii., 29-30; Matthew xii., 32 374

The deluge consistent with the earth being a plane "founded on the seas."--Psalm civ., 6-8 395

Thus, the Bible is wrong, and so is, for different reason obviously, the Flat-Earth theory.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: What would it take?

« on: May 25, 2015, 01:52:02 AM »

I lack that belief, because I'm an atheist, thankfully.

So is the vast majority of our members. There's no need to be so smug about it. It doesn't make you superior to anyone else, contrary to what you seem to imply

So where does this nonsense about the Earth being flat come from? I'm legitimately curious. I have read Zetetic Astronomy and it's all nonsense. Go watch the NASA channel or read a book. It's really not difficult to understand the spheroid shape of the Earth and planets.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: What would it take?

« on: May 24, 2015, 08:52:02 AM »

That's rubbish. We aren't religious freaks who believe for the sake of believing. Convince us it is round. I'd love to think its round. It would make my life easier. But its not. All the evidence points to it being flat.

As for Rowbotham and his PHD, its written in stone. It's on his tomb stone. What can't speak can't lie. Don't ignore facts. Embrace them and come to your own conclusions. Life isn't black and white.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=7368594&PIpi=625886

>Convince us its round

Have you ever watched the NASA television show? It's a pretty good program. No, it's not a conspiracy. If it is, it's a damned good one. Go up in space yourself and see. Ultimately, belief in the Bible is where I understand the Earth to be flat (Isaiah 40:22). I lack that belief, because I'm an atheist, thankfully.