Hello,
My nephew recently has become a believer in a flat earth. Why? I dont know but thats his choice... The question I have is this. Lets say Sir Richard Branson is able to complete construction of and tests of the craft he wants to take average folks into space in the next 5 years. If this happens and a member of the FE society, and by that I mean a member who is well known "around" the globe takes a flight and sees the earth is round, when said person returns to earth and says yes the Earth is indeed round as a marble, would that end this debate for those who think its flat? And one other question I have is since all other planets are round why would it be that the Earth is flat? One FE member a few years back was asked by Elon Musk how did they know that Mars was round and not flat their response was... because we can actually observer Mars and see that Mars is round through a telescope etc.. Now I am not asking any of this trying to be an ass, but asking as an educated fellow who likes to ask questions and have a civil discussion/debate and possibly learn something, even though learning is a tougher task now at 47 as im pretty sure i killed a few brains cells over the years. Thanks for any opinions and remember... she's as round as a marble i bet the farm..
Branson's prototype "exploded" at 45,000 feet. I personally think that no one outside the inner circle (of the few who control space) will ever be allowed to get there to see an expanse as far as the naked eye can look in any direction. Time will tell, but one can be certain that "IF" this happens, it will be auspiciously played out for months on MSM and with a groomed group of passengers and pilots... more than likely the lot of them all wearing Freemason rings (i.e. Apollo astronauts).
Respect
Wow, so many assertions, so little proof. What "inner circle" are you even talking about? Even simple ballistic missiles can make it into space (not orbit) and see what's up there. These are owned by some of the shadiest and worst characters in the world.
How do you know, personally, that they make it into space or otherwise? Aren't you making assertions now?
So, Sydney, the only evidence you will accept is what you experience personally? What is the point of this debate forum then? Why do you even bother to be a part of discussions? Recently I traveled to Sweden, where I went to a pub to watch a televised transmission of my favourite soccer team. I did not experience the match by attending the arena physically, but I personally watched it on TV along side others. Are you saying I cannot trust the result? If I follow your reasoning, the transmission could have been faked. There are so many accounts of launches into space (using the wide meaning of space), but you dismiss everything by saying that if it is not experienced personally you cannot trust them. That is not debating, and it also proves that you do not have an open mind and are more of a closed thinker than any RE debater in here. Many of the RE debaters in here actually acknowledes FE beliefs and engages in a meaningful debate by bringing forth proof that their beliefs might be wrong. You, however in this thread and other, do not show the same courtasy by trying to prove them wrong. You are just denying everything. Try to prove your beliefs and opinions, or at least give an effort to explain meaningfully why you believe what you believe.