Considerably more than a million Earths would be required to make up a body like the Sun—the astronomers tell us: and more than 53,000 suns would be wanted to equal the cubic contents of the star Vega. And Vega is a “small star!” And there are countless millions of these stars! And it takes 30,000,000 years for the light of some of these stars to reach us at 12,000,000 miles in a minute! And, says Mr. Proctor, “I think a moderate estimate of the age of the Earth would be 500,000,000 years!” “Its weight,” says the same individual, “is 6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons!” Now, since no human being is able to comprehend these things, the giving of them to the world is an insult—an outrage. And though they have all arisen from the one assumption that Earth is a planet, instead of upholding the assumption, they drag it down by the weight of their own absurdity, and leave it lying in the dust—a proof that Earth is not a globe.
Flat earth debunked.
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Mr. J. R. Young, in his work on Navigation, says: “Although the path of the ship is on a spherical surface, yet we may represent the length of the path by a straight line on a plane surface.” (And plane sailing is the rule.) Now, since it is altogether impossible to “represent” a curved line by a straight one, and absurd to make the attempt, it follows that a straight line represents a straight line and not a curved one. And, since it is the surface of the waters of the ocean that is being considered by Mr. Young, it follows that this surface is a straight surface, and we are indebted to Mr. Young, a professor of navigation, for a proof that the Earth is not a globe.
“Oh, but if the Earth is a plane, we could go to the edge and tumble over!” is a very common assertion. This is a conclusion that is formed too hastily, and facts overthrow it. The Earth certainly is, just what man by his observation finds it to be, and what Mr. Proctor himself says it “seems” to be—flat; and we cannot cross the icy barrier which surrounds it. This is a complete answer to the objection, and, of course, a proof that Earth is not a globe.
“Yes, but we can circumnavigate the South easily enough,” is often said—by those who don’t know. The British Ship Challenger recently completed the circuit of the Southern region—indirectly, to be sure—but she was three years about it, and traversed nearly 69,000 miles—a stretch long enough to have taken her six times round on the globular hypothesis. This is a proof that Earth is not a globe.
The remark is common enough that we can see the circle of the Earth if we cross the ocean, and that this proves it to be round. Now, if we tie a donkey to a stake on a level common, and he eats the grass all around him, it is only a circular disc that he has to do with, not a spherical mass. Since, then, circular discs may be seen anywhere—as well from a balloon in the air as from the deck of a ship, or from the standpoint of the donkey, it is a proof that the surface of the Earth is a plane surface, and, therefore, a proof that the Earth is not a globe.
It is “supposed,” in the regular course of the Newtonian theory, that the Earth is, in June, about 190 millions of miles (190,000,000) away from its position in December. Now, since we can, (in middle north latitudes), see the North Star, on looking out of a window that faces it—and out of the very same corner of the very same pane of glass in the very same window—all the year round, it is proof enough for any man in his senses that we have made no motion at all. It is a proof that the Earth is not a globe.
No, I believe what Christian eyewitness said happened. I know there are opposing views. The whole flat earth/fake moon landing is absurd. The Monty Python team would have rejected a script on the subject as too far fetched even for them.
If I doubt the testimony of the believers who went to the moon, I have no basis to believe the disciples' accounts in the New Testament. Faith is based on reality and truth. There is none of that in the conspiracy theorist's imaginations.
If I doubt the testimony of the believers who went to the moon, I have no basis to believe the disciples' accounts in the New Testament. Faith is based on reality and truth. There is none of that in the conspiracy theorist's imaginations.
You could not be more wrong. The Bible makes no statement that the earth is flat. Aldrin never said that he did not go to the moon. That was an edited video, as you've been told. All you are doing is making yourself look more and more ridiculous. Religion? How many globe earth believers have started threads to promote a globe earth? They see no need because it is self evident. it is flat earthers banging on about the issue. Why? I wish I knew. No one gets saved by believing in a flat earth. No one gets inspired to serve God more fully, love his neighbour more sincerely or seek God's kingdom more diligently. Even if it was true, which is obviously not, the FE debate adds nothing to the growth of the body of Christ. I suggest that you get a life and study something worthwhile and edifying.
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He keeps lying about the video, but anyone can watch the original and find it's not edited. The below link highlights the important part of the video (the confession).
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What a moronic statement. Modern navigators often follow what is known as great circle navigation. Why? It's shorter. Why? Because the earth is a globe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great-circle_navigation
I spent 3-1/2 years on a warship. I learned about this. It's navigation 101.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great-circle_navigation
I spent 3-1/2 years on a warship. I learned about this. It's navigation 101.
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Just because you have not seen an/the edge of the earth does not mean it is not there. 
You need to stop looking at things with a bias - "cannot see" may be applied equally to both sides of this.
You are not being honest with yourself.
You need to stop looking at things with a bias - "cannot see" may be applied equally to both sides of this.
You are not being honest with yourself.
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