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  Flat earth vs round earth

  by Jrjw in

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  my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

  what are people's thoughts on this?.

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  jp1692

  Here's another breadcrumb

  Says the personal who is clearly clueless as to how cartographers work and what different map kinds of map projections represent.
  

  It’s impossible to accurately represent three dimensions in only two, but that doesn’t mean two dimensional maps are not useful. They clearly are. We use them all the time and successfully.

  Most maps are only two-dimensional. All you need is to understand the limitations of the model: what parts are accurate and which are not. This is true of all models.

  Everyone get this ... except those that don’t want to.

  Bias, beliefs and motivations are everything.
  
  
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  Flat earth vs round earth

  by Jrjw in

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  my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

  what are people's thoughts on this?.

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  jp1692

  I was just outside and admired the waxing gibbous Moon in the evening sky. (Some of you will be able to ascertain my approximate longitude from this information and the time stamp of this post; Flat-earthers will not.)

  If anyone of even moderate intelligence carefully observes the Moon through all its phases for a mere 28 days they will come to understand that it is a sphere, not a flat circular disk.

  This is easy to see with your own eyes. Easy. To. See.

  No special equipment is needed, just your brain and at least a moderately good working-memory that can recall things from day-to-day for a month and the same familiarity with basic geometric shapes that the average three year-old has.

  It helps if you understand how light and shadows work, but again the average child of five or six knows enough about this to get it if it’s explained to them.

  • FACT: For those few individuals who may not know, the origin of the word “month” is from the Moon and its cycle, a phenomenon which has been understood since prehistoric times.
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  Flat earth vs round earth

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

  what are people's thoughts on this?.

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  jp1692

  You’re welcome jrjw.

  Glad to be of help!
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  Flat earth vs round earth

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

  what are people's thoughts on this?.

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  jp1692

  Those other planets aren't mentioned in the bible ...

  Oxygen isn’t mentioned in the Bible and yet you’re brother breathes.

  The kind of ignorance and paranoia you describe is stunning for their depth and breadth, particularly in the face of centuries of evidence to the contrary. The paranoia you describe is particularly profound. The stubborn tenacity with which some people will cling to ridiculous ideas seems to know no bounds.

  It’s simply ludicrous to believe an international conspiracy lasting thousands of years with no evidence at all to support it.

  Ask you brother how the government(s) control the sun, moon, stars and other shiny objects in the sky that aren’t any of the above.
  
  
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  The Scientific Method

  by cofty in

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  jp1692

  So which new theories have science come up within the past decades?

  Epigenetics.

  Google it.
  

  Then google “latest scientific discoveries” and prepare to have more then you’ll ever be able to read.
  

  Seriously. What’s with the anti-science bias?

  You might as well get out a horoscope, Ouija board, crystal ball and a lucky rabbit’s foot and consult them with your questions.
  
  
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  Flat earth vs round earth

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

  what are people's thoughts on this?.

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  Can a flat Earther please explain the difference between the _____________ in (say) the U.K. and New Zealand? (Northern and Southern hemispheres)

  • Time zones?
  • Seasons?

  Can a flat Earther please explain the _____________:

  • Lunar phases?
  • Eclipses, lunar and solar?
  • Retrograde motion of Mars?
  • Daily tides?
  • Geostationary/geosynchronous satellites: why don’t they fall out of the sky?

  Seriously, believing in a flat earth in this day and age is just so completely, fucking stupid it defies description!
  
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  Charging $150 To Tell Your Stories

  by Bangalore in

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  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/how-to-escape-from-jehovah-s-witnesses-religion#/.

  for $150: collaboration with the backer so that their story of successfully escaping an abusive belief system (300 words max) features along with others in the final pages of how to escape from jehovah's witnesses.

  the text will be written by the author but will include a minimum of one quote worded by the backer.

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  jp1692

  It’s really not nice to make fun of Lloyd this way.

  C’mon, you’re talking about the man he loves!
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  Flat earth vs round earth

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
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  my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

  what are people's thoughts on this?.

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  Flat earth vs round earth

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

  what are people's thoughts on this?.

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  Flat earth vs round earth

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.

  what are people's thoughts on this?.

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  jp1692