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Flat Earth Theory / Re: Meridians on a flat earth

« on: December 03, 2017, 03:01:28 AM »

I'll try to be more specific than the ogre. If you take the Earth and make it flat, Meridians would be like curved spokes on a wheel. The issue is, if you take multiple cities that lie on the same meridian, their sun rise and set is at roughly the same time. On the globe, this works fine. On a supposed flat Earth, those cities would have differing sun rise/set times because the curved meridians put some cities further east or west then they actually are.

I think I am having trouble seeing why they would be curved.  By extending the south pole to the outside of the disk, the meridians should just form radii, which are straight lines.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: Meridians on a flat earth

« on: December 01, 2017, 05:54:54 PM »

No.

Why not?  Using the sphere earth as a reference, that certainly seems like what would happen in the flat model.  They radiate from the pole.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: Meridians on a flat earth

« on: December 01, 2017, 05:43:43 PM »

If the earth is a disk (like a circle) with the north pole at its center, then a meridian would just be a radius of that circle, yes?   

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: Was the Earth always flat?

« on: December 01, 2017, 05:41:31 PM »

This is purely speculation which is sort of frowned upon in zetetic philosophy.  However, it seems to have always been flat.  Constructed that way seems likely. 

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: Hello, can you help me with some doubts?

« on: December 01, 2017, 05:39:27 PM »

-Why in the north of the world (For example nordkapp) it's always night at a time of year? I have seen that with my own eyes. This zone is in the "center" of a flat earth. 

As I understand it, the sun circles above the earth but as the seasons change the circle expands or contracts.  During winter in the northern hemisphere, the sun circles in a circle wider than the equator, so it is far from the north pole. The light just doesn't get there.

-What are northern lights and why occurs only in the center of the flat earth and in his edge?

I don't know what the auroras are exactly, but it is interesting that they only happen close to the center and at the edges of the earth.  I suspect something to do with magnetism but I am not an expert here at all.

-Why compasses point magnetic north?? And why magnetic north changes?

-Why a flight duration between London and Toronto is the same (8 h) than between Luanda and Sao Paulo? The distance of the second flight should be biggest because this cities are more remote of the center of the circle.

There are several explanations as to distances in the southern hemisphere, but for one thing, there isn't an accurate "map" of a flat earth without distortion.  until we have one, there are bound to be discrepancies like this.

-Why I cant see the edge of the world?

Are you in antarctica?   It's pretty far away.  I don't think the edge is where most people think it is (I suspect there may be something "past" antarctica), but that's just a hunch on my part.

-Why does the water fall spinning in the other direction in the southern hemisphere?

It doesn't, this is a myth. 

-Why the earth is flat but the other planets are spheres?

Probably the same reason that the earth has human life and the other planets don't.  The earth is clearly different.

-How can the satellites orbit arround the earth? How works GPS?

I think answers here will vary.  i think if the sun and moon can circle above earth then satellites probably can too, but I don't know what holds them there.

Sorry if I was vague or uncertain in my answers, I'm new and questioning a lot of things myself.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: Concerning Apollo 13, Moon Rocks, Space Tech, and Amelia Earhart

« on: November 30, 2017, 05:55:12 PM »

1. If Apollo was faked, what motive would NASA have to fake the near-catastrophe that was Apollo 13? A publicity stunt for funding perhaps?

Have you seen the movie?  It's just a hell of a story.  Also, it's possible they needed a reason to stop.

2. Moon rocks can be seen (and sometimes touched) in many museums. They don't feel like rocks on earth... Where do they come from?

Volcanic glass doesn't feel like other rocks on earth.  This does not imply that it comes from space.

3. So if all NASA does is spread propaganda and "embezzle funds" (as per the wiki), then who invented all of this space tech?

I'll be honest, I'm not convinced of the grand NASA conspiracy... but inventions like LEDs also don't require going to space.

4. What happened to Amelia Earhart?

Your guess is as good as mine.  Does the shape of the earth make a difference?

5. A famous philosopher once said that the simplest explanation is usually the most correct. What caused flat-earthers to doubt the model they were taught in childhood?

I guess this is a difference in our interpretation of what 'simple' means, but the moving, spherical earth solar system model is far from the simplest explanation.  Even a geocentric system is simpler.  Go outside; look at the horizon.  The simplest explanation is that the earth is stationary and flat.  Is it correct?  I'm not sure, but I'm starting there.