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I have explained this.
No you haven't, except to say it's perspective. But perspective doesn't cause something as large as a country like France to disappear simply because of the distance from the coast of South Devon. The reason I cannot see France is because it is further away than the horizon, just as I cannot see the sun once it has set below the horizon.
 
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So this verse is wrong;

The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment. Job 38:14

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Poetic and symbolic language that is not meant to be interpreted literally. Here God is likening the creation of the world to clay being stamped by a seal which denotes the formation of the earth by God’s hand. The garment folds refer to God creating landscapes.
 
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Poetic and symbolic language that is not meant to be interpreted literally. Here God is likening the creation of the world to clay being stamped by a seal which denotes the formation of the earth by God’s hand. The garment folds refer to God creating landscapes.

Sorry - I don't agree with you here, God is is telling us the shape of the earth.
 
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He said "I cannot see France from my widow," and you replied "you can see it from Dover".
How does that answer his comment?

Why did he mention France ? I hadn't.
 
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Sorry - I don't agree with you here, God is is telling us the shape of the earth.
So the earth is made of clay and God used a seal to stamp the earth and then it stands out like a garment? You don’t see the symbolism?
 
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So the earth is made of clay and God used a seal to stamp the earth and then it stands out like a garment? You don’t see the symbolism?

God is showing us how the earth looks by his symbolism.

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Why did he mention France ? I hadn't.
Granted I mentioned France first, in answer to you "flat as a pancake" post. In reply, you mentioned seeing France from Dover. You wrote:

"From Dover you can see France & you can see it all, from the bottom up. France is about 21 miles and if the curvature is 8" per mile the drop should 14 feet & it's not."
 
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Granted I mentioned France first, in answer to you "flat as a pancake" post. In reply, you mentioned seeing France from Dover. You wrote:

"From Dover you can see France & you can see it all, from the bottom up. France is about 21 miles and if the curvature is 8" per mile the drop should 14 feet & it's not."

Yes that's what I wrote & it is true. I also went on to say 'They say our eyes can only see 3 mile away' as you can see this is not true.
 
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You can't make the truth up.
You are because scriptures do not teach a flat earth. There isn’t a single mainstream church that teaches a flat earth.
 
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Yes that's what I wrote & it is true. I also went on to say 'They say our eyes can only see 3 mile away' as you can see this is not true.
We have responded that this only refers to the distance to the horizon at sea level. Once you start dealing with elevations significantly above sea level its a whole different kettle of fish, especially when atmospheric refraction plays a role.
 
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