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And this single observation, seen by millions of people every day, is why we know that the earth is a globe, not flat.

Agreed. But there are flat earth YouTube videos that claim boat gets smaller due to perspective and if you have the right camera with a zoom (P900 is often quoted - seems to be a Flat Earther favourite) then you will see the whole boat by zooming in. One of these videos at the end shows just a...

I have even seen the sun in England, although we see it less often than in some other countries. Seeing the sun (*) rise in the East in the morning, cross the sky above us, then setting in the West in the evening, allows us to work out that the earth must be a globe. Doubly so when you realise...

These are excellent photos clearly showing evidence that the earth cannot be flat. There are several advantages with observing an island a few miles away compared with looking at ships or boats disappearing over the horizon: Islands are large enough to see without needing a telescope or zoom...

But there are other flights across the South Atlantic. For example: Johannesburg to Sao Paulo direct Flight LA8059, duration 10hr 20 min And for comparison: London to Sao Paulo direct Flight LA8085, duration 11 hr 40 min On a flat earth map, London to Sao Paulo is much closer than...

Perhaps because the numbers of reported 'acts of hostility against churches' is so low as to be insignificant? To get some perspective, a quick Google search shows that there are very roughly 300,000 churches with buildings. So, very approximately one act of 'hostility' per 1000 churches...

But the report made no reference to or mention of this.

What a good job that we know beyond any doubt that the earth is a globe, and cannot be flat, without reference to any government or government organisation. It just needs knowing some basic mathematics, physics, and reasoning to interpret everyday observations.

You left out anyone who teaches physics or applied maths from O Level / GCSE level upwards (14 years old and upwards). As well as any students who study these subjects. Obviously students / pupils / children who don't pay attention or fall asleep in lessons, skyve, or who just do not...

You do not need to go into outer space to know that the earth is not flat. All you have to do is to look up in the sky and observe the sun. Or go the coast and compare how far you can see at sea level, part way up a cliff, and from the top of a cliff or nearby hill. The evidence that the earth...

(edit) - see I was answering below the edivence for a globe earth. Not who has the truth. Evidence that has been presented repeatedly. For example, you can see further out to sea or along a coast line from the top of a cliff than at beach level. (On a flat earth going higher would not enable...

These threads seem to go round and round in circles. Since this specific thread was started, the earth has gone around the sun just over 3 times, and has spun through 'evenings and mornings' 781 times. I think the earth has made the most progress.

That's nothing! It is alleged that people can eat and drink while on an airplane hurtling through space at 500mph. What's more, these planes can remain suspended in midair 1000's of feet above the ground for hours on end, with nothing holding it up.

The assumption I made was that a flat earth compass is the same as a compass I have. The 'north' pointer points north. Let's call this 12 o'clock. East will then be at 3 o'clock. South at 6 o'clock. West at 9 o'clock. (Or stand facing North. Your right arm will point East and your left arm will...

Is there anything wrong with the additions that I made to the flat earth map? To make any meaningful progress in understanding how the physical world behaves, you have to make use of other people's observations. There is a limit to what one person can do. Even flat earth proponents make use of...

Thanks for this map. This just demonstrates that the 'flat earth' map works for one specific case. This is analogous to filling in one word in a crossword and saying 'finished!'. So I have added to the map the sun, which for this time and date (30/12/2023, 13:14GMT/UTC), is approximately...

Salvation Fortunately our Salvation does not depend on understanding how something works. We do not need to understand how birds navigate across oceans and continents as they migrate. Or how your car engine works. You don't even need to be aware of the 3GPP standards to use a mobile phone. And...

But a flat earth would look and behave completely differently to what we actually see. Being able to sometimes see slightly further than expected is due to refraction. Refraction is well understood, except by the person narrating this video, who just tries to dismiss it by ridicule. Refraction...

What do you expect, when you cannot see over the dash! You should let a grown up dog drive.

I would never get on a plane that could not change direction! Planes have engines. Planes have the means to change direction (such as flaps on their wings). Thus there are forces acting on the plane that will change its velocity (which includes direction). So, yes, it does matter that a plane...