The Flat Earth

The idea for creating this forum came from reading a post from RM stating he is a flat-earther. https://www.debateart.com/forum/topics/8762/post-links/367653

This forum has been created so he can share his thoughts and others can also give their piece on the subject. I find "Flat-Earth" views to be interesting and worth learning more about.

There’s observable scientific evidence that the Earth is flat. 

Where can I find this evidence?

It's a total rejection of science in favor of conspiracy theory by people who are really just trying to say "look at me, I'm special".

The Earth might just as well be spherical as flat.

It's a fun discussion every now and then though.

Because we see it as flat from the ground view? What are you meaning?

this is just a bullshit callout thread where you pretend to care, if you really cared you'd ask me in private instead of this bullcrap.

What I'm "meaning" is.

What would be the point of saying that the Earth is spherical, if it was actually flat.

It's would be a pointless conspiracy theory for the sake of it.

The same as saying that the Earth is flat when it is actually spherical.

I specified no trolling, but that is not enough for you. I did not see the PMs as an option because you tend to be more silent, so I would not expect an answer. If you are worried I was playing a joke, I was genuinely interested in hearing what you thought and opposing views--one of the core uses of a forum

Everyone who posted so far has trolled, you may not be that good at picking up sardonic tone to know.

Very good point actually.  These guys postulate a vast, really vast, conspiracy theory, millions and millions of people are involved in maintaining this deception for no , reason and with nothing to gain.  Why?  What exactly is the point?  

If there is no reason for the vast conspiracy, then I think you have to look to the Flat Earther for the reason.  Why?  What's the point?  There must be some psychological benefit, something to gain by being a Flat Earther.   you certainly don't arrive at this conclusion logically, it isn't science,  it's an almost total rejection of reason and science, so there must be some kind of psychological need it serves.   I really do wonder what that is?

This forum is going down

Uhhh... looks like I can't delete it

Undoubtedly.

The earth has always appeared flat to me even flying at 35,000 feet in the air. I personally can not prove the earth is a sphere without quoting or using someone else's words, science or methods. That is not to say I think the earth is flat. 

The main problem with the Flat Earth model as I have seen isthe Sun. It is portrayed as moving over the flat disk in a way that it would alwaysremain visible. Not only that but as it moves away from one part of the disk itshould appear to grow smaller, which it doesn’t.

Why was my post removed?

The very nature of Flat Earth is such that there is nothing you can say about it that doesn't sound sardonic.  It's very difficult to talk about something so ridiculous without it appearing to be ridicule.  

Flat Earthers know that of course, so it makes you wonder if that is the appeal, maybe what they want out of it is victimhood. 

RM sees every single post on this thread as something that was done to him, every single one, I'll bet he's never seen a single person discuss Flat Earth without discerning that sardonic tone.  We've all known people with victim presonalities, they define relationships in such a way that victim is the role they play. You find what you look for, and maybe that's what Flat Earthers are looking for, the role of victim.  

For sure.

But the Earth is either a flat disc or a spheroid.

At least with the spheroid one doesn't have to worry about the edge or underneath.

Though the thickness of the flat Earth would need to be reasonably substantial. whereby it should perhaps be more accurately described as a cylinder.

Which leads me to conclude that structural integrity is reliant upon a spherical format.

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It must have ben since you joined then. You have only been here less than ten weeks....haven't you?

Tomorrow will mark my full fourteenth week

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The bus vrooms

I hear hip-hop tunes

I hope to not come back home soon

I'll go far away

Late 

Into the night

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