No, the earth is not flat.
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I think you give flat earthers to much credit. It would better if this is true, but sadly, people honestly believe in a flat earth. I will show you the video of the flat earth conference.
"We're not crazy! *Cheer* "
I would say, flat earthers are either in denial, have major learning disabilities, combination of the two, or prescription drugs. At this point, I really don't care. They can believe whatever they want, just like Heliocentric believers.
Earth's shape is fascinating, but maybe what's more important, is what benefit does knowing the earth's true shape? That's really key I think.
For me believing in a Concave Hollow Earth, I feel God is closer, is in control, and allows to me filter out things that are a waste of time. Such as space aliens, moon landings, space travel, unknown galaxies, and faulty science. It really explains reality to me, that can be proven, rather than some lab coat spouting off scientific formulas (That can't be proven right or wrong). It also allows me to laugh at NASA, which is fun.
I wish people in NASA and the scientific community could just admit, that they don't know things, and present their information as it is their best guess, but it is rarely presented that way, if ever. This leads to further laughter in my view point, but they have to sound convincing, since they are getting government funding.
"We're not crazy! *Cheer* "
I would say, flat earthers are either in denial, have major learning disabilities, combination of the two, or prescription drugs. At this point, I really don't care. They can believe whatever they want, just like Heliocentric believers.
Earth's shape is fascinating, but maybe what's more important, is what benefit does knowing the earth's true shape? That's really key I think.
For me believing in a Concave Hollow Earth, I feel God is closer, is in control, and allows to me filter out things that are a waste of time. Such as space aliens, moon landings, space travel, unknown galaxies, and faulty science. It really explains reality to me, that can be proven, rather than some lab coat spouting off scientific formulas (That can't be proven right or wrong). It also allows me to laugh at NASA, which is fun.
I wish people in NASA and the scientific community could just admit, that they don't know things, and present their information as it is their best guess, but it is rarely presented that way, if ever. This leads to further laughter in my view point, but they have to sound convincing, since they are getting government funding.
I understand how you see it, but there maybe a more fitting explanation....
Flat-earthers are overconfident about their own scientific knowledge but exhibit low scientific literacy, study finds
https://www.psypost.org/2023/06/fla...it-low-scientific-literacy-study-finds-165795
Flat-earthers are overconfident about their own scientific knowledge but exhibit low scientific literacy, study finds
https://www.psypost.org/2023/06/fla...it-low-scientific-literacy-study-finds-165795
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If you're going to repeat this phrase, at least get your grammar sorted. Anchovies may or may not belong on pizzas, but apostrophes definitely don't. 
Planets are pizzas!-
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Planets are pizzas!
Planets are pizzas!
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Planets are pizzas!
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um, hello...
Erasthones wasn't proving the earth is a globe, he was calculating an estimate of the circumference of the globe.
so, whatever you were quoting there, is pretty ignorant.
it was already well proven the earth is spherical from many ways, for hundreds of years before Erasthones, from ships disappearing over the horizon, from the motion of stars, from the sunrise and sunset, from the shadow of the earth during an eclipse of the moon, etc.
Erasthones wasn't proving the earth is a globe, he was calculating an estimate of the circumference of the globe.
so, whatever you were quoting there, is pretty ignorant.
it was already well proven the earth is spherical from many ways, for hundreds of years before Erasthones, from ships disappearing over the horizon, from the motion of stars, from the sunrise and sunset, from the shadow of the earth during an eclipse of the moon, etc.
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Lol. Tell that to your ball-Earth buddies. I wasn't the one claiming Erasthones had proved the Earth was a ball. But I agree with your sentiment - your ball-Earth buddy was "pretty ignorant" to claim Erasthones (or someone else circa 300BC?) proved the Earth was a ball, because the Earth has never been proven to be a ball.
I think ignorance comes with ball-Earth theory, as even you are claiming such easily refutable myths such as "ships disappearing over the horizon" and "the motion of the stars" as proof of ball-Earth, when these are anything but.
I think ignorance comes with ball-Earth theory, as even you are claiming such easily refutable myths such as "ships disappearing over the horizon" and "the motion of the stars" as proof of ball-Earth, when these are anything but.
Entire worldview. If Earth is a just one of an infinite number of random planets in a random universe formed by a Big Bang, it's almost (for the masses who aren't capable of thinking on such large scales) believable for life to similarly have evolved by chance, therefore there is no reason to believe in God or a creator, man is insignificant and he makes his own rules - "do as thou wilt".
If on the other hand, Earth is flat, the Big Bang myth just died together with Heliocentrism. There is likely no such thing as outer space (as commonly portrayed), the sun, moon and stars are much closer, orbiting about the Earth which is central in God's creation, and Heaven and Hell are suddenly up there and down below - God is much closer and watching over us. Philosophically, there's a world of difference. But it's also about scriptural inerrancy - scripture implies the Earth is flat, and God would know.
If on the other hand, Earth is flat, the Big Bang myth just died together with Heliocentrism. There is likely no such thing as outer space (as commonly portrayed), the sun, moon and stars are much closer, orbiting about the Earth which is central in God's creation, and Heaven and Hell are suddenly up there and down below - God is much closer and watching over us. Philosophically, there's a world of difference. But it's also about scriptural inerrancy - scripture implies the Earth is flat, and God would know.
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welp. i don't know a thing about science, modern or otherwise. i also don't know for sure about earth's shape, i only know how beautiful it is, even in its fallen state. thanks be to God for that!
buuut i kinda love the flat-earthers. anyone who hangs their hat on what they believe the Bible says can't be all bad.
in fact, i think we should have a Flat Earth Day, and ima approach the gov't about instituting one. they'll go for it, don't you think?
buuut i kinda love the flat-earthers. anyone who hangs their hat on what they believe the Bible says can't be all bad.
in fact, i think we should have a Flat Earth Day, and ima approach the gov't about instituting one. they'll go for it, don't you think?
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