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What are the rationalizations of flat earth believers?
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RE: What are the rationalizations of flat earth believers?
December 7, 2017 at 11:34 am
(December 7, 2017 at 1:02 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote:
(December 7, 2017 at 1:02 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: They think it's a huge ice wall guarded by NASA operatives. Edge of the disc, man.

Hahahaha!!

In case you thought Steel was joking, he's not, this is actually what they believe.
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RE: What are the rationalizations of flat earth believers?
December 7, 2017 at 11:47 am
Just curious. I can see how one could come up with an separate ad hoc flat earth explanation for many other phenomenon for which a spherical earth provides s single cohesive unified explanation.

But I am stumped by How flat earther can reconcile the fact that the sun can be seen overhead in new York and seen setting in London at the same time, but look exactly the same size from both locations? I am having trouble seeing how that can be explained away without postulating some curvature to the earth.
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RE: What are the rationalizations of flat earth believers?
December 7, 2017 at 12:21 pm
(December 7, 2017 at 11:34 am)Tiberius Wrote:
(December 7, 2017 at 1:02 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Hahahaha!!

In case you thought Steel was joking, he's not, this is actually what they believe.

Yep, they don't believe there is a South Pole at all. And that means the guy who lives here year 'round is in on Big Sphere's BS.

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RE: What are the rationalizations of flat earth believers?
December 7, 2017 at 12:50 pm
He's probably the ringleader, out there in his fortress of solitude.  That's the perfect place to orchestrate a conspiracy from.
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RE: What are the rationalizations of flat earth believers?
December 7, 2017 at 12:56 pm
(December 7, 2017 at 12:50 pm)Khemikal Wrote: He's probably the ringleader, out there in his fortress of solitude.  That's the perfect place to orchestrate a conspiracy from.

He must have a mighty right arm.  Big Grin
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RE: What are the rationalizations of flat earth believers?
December 7, 2017 at 1:00 pm (This post was last modified: December 7, 2017 at 1:01 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(December 7, 2017 at 12:21 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:
(December 7, 2017 at 11:34 am)Tiberius Wrote: In case you thought Steel was joking, he's not, this is actually what they believe.

Yep, they don't believe there is a South Pole at all. And that means the guy who lives here year 'round is in on Big Sphere's BS.

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Come on

Like a thousand astronauts, cosmonauts, and taikonauts across 15 languages are all lying, plus god knows how many engineers, technicians and mission control specialists all lied. Even the satellites and ISS visible to the naked eye at night lied.

What's do hard be believe that one dude who walked/cross-country skied across Antarctic lied?
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RE: What are the rationalizations of flat earth believers?
December 7, 2017 at 1:26 pm
Magic book said it was flat.
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RE: What are the rationalizations of flat earth believers?
December 7, 2017 at 1:57 pm
(December 7, 2017 at 11:34 am)Tiberius Wrote:
(December 7, 2017 at 1:02 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Hahahaha!!

In case you thought Steel was joking, he's not, this is actually what they believe.

Oh...
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RE: What are the rationalizations of flat earth believers?
December 7, 2017 at 3:25 pm (This post was last modified: December 7, 2017 at 3:30 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
(December 7, 2017 at 11:34 am)Tiberius Wrote:
(December 7, 2017 at 1:02 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Hahahaha!!

In case you thought Steel was joking, he's not, this is actually what they believe.

Haha! That reminds me of this:











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RE: What are the rationalizations of flat earth believers?
January 12, 2018 at 6:55 pm (This post was last modified: January 12, 2018 at 7:02 pm by Banned.)
(December 7, 2017 at 1:26 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Magic book said it was flat.

You are no doubt referring to the Bible, which does not support flat earth theory, despite the pretexts used by its enemies.
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