Instigator / Pro
7
1500
rating
10
debates
50.0%
won
Topic
#5215

The earth is not flat, and flat earth is a stupid idea

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
3
0
Better sources
2
0
Better legibility
1
0
Better conduct
1
0

After 1 vote and with 7 points ahead, the winner is...

Tickbeat
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
5
Time for argument
Two days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
0
1500
rating
4
debates
25.0%
won
Description

Some people have been lead to believe that the shape of the earth is flat, and not a sphere like we've all been assuming. This is a reasonable thought to make...if you were five years old and looked out from a balcony and saw no curve. But for any reasonable person over the age of five should know by now that the earth is obviously not flat. There are mountains of evidence for the earth being a spherical shape, including a select few number of people who have actually seen the earth with their own two eyes, and even they saw it to be spherical. But eye witness is not at all the only evidence for a round earth. Only the round earth model can explain why we see the stars in the sky move the way they do. It also explains phenomena like seasons, day and night, and how gravity works. Gravity would not work on a flat earth.

If you are a flat earther yourself, you will either not have the guts to debate me on this, because you know you will lose, or you actually will accept the challenge. Which one are you?

Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:

Full forfeit