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The shape of Earth
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#31
RE: The shape of Earth
July 19, 2022 at 1:40 pm
(July 19, 2022 at 1:36 pm)Jehanne Wrote:
(July 19, 2022 at 12:19 pm)Fireball Wrote: To the OP- Billy, is this you?

He died in 1988.

Nonsense. He's alive and well and will be showing up in Dallas real soon to lead Patriots on a march to Washington to save our country from the godless liberals.
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RE: The shape of Earth
July 19, 2022 at 1:48 pm (This post was last modified: July 19, 2022 at 2:16 pm by Deesse23.)
(July 19, 2022 at 10:59 am)h311inac311 Wrote: Premis: We don't know what shape Earth actually is.

Persuade me, do you know the shape of this realm? 

Can you stretch the line across it an measure it for me?

Regardless of your position, any non-God fearing person should embrace the challenge of proving their knowledge of something as foundational as the ground we stand upon.

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#33
RE: The shape of Earth
July 19, 2022 at 2:03 pm
(July 19, 2022 at 1:36 pm)Jehanne Wrote:
(July 19, 2022 at 12:19 pm)Fireball Wrote: To the OP- Billy, is this you?

He died in 1988.

Different Billy. I went down a rat hole with a guy who was using the OP's questioning method, for the same reason, about how we know it's not flat. I quit responding, it was just getting stupid.
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#34
RE: The shape of Earth
July 19, 2022 at 2:05 pm
(July 19, 2022 at 1:48 pm)Deesse23 Wrote:
(July 19, 2022 at 10:59 am)h311inac311 Wrote: Premis: We don't know what shape Earth actually is.

Persuade me, do you know the shape of this realm? 

Can you stretch the line across it an measure it for me?

Regardless of your position, any non-God fearing person should embrace the challenge of proving their knowledge of something as foundational as the ground we stand upon.

4. But a balloon
3. Buy some Helium
2. Buy a digital camera, if you dont already have one
1 Stop bothering us

Fixed the order for ya. Tongue
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RE: The shape of Earth
July 19, 2022 at 2:18 pm
(July 19, 2022 at 2:05 pm)Fireball Wrote:
(July 19, 2022 at 1:48 pm)Deesse23 Wrote: 4. But a balloon
3. Buy some Helium
2. Buy a digital camera, if you dont already have one
1 Stop bothering us

Fixed the order for ya. Tongue
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RE: The shape of Earth
July 19, 2022 at 4:53 pm
(July 19, 2022 at 10:59 am)h311inac311 Wrote: Premis: We don't know what shape Earth actually is.

Persuade me, do you know the shape of this realm? 

Can you stretch the line across it an measure it for me?

Regardless of your position, any non-God fearing person should embrace the challenge of proving their knowledge of something as foundational as the ground we stand upon.

We do. It's an obloid spheroid. You will learn about this after the summer break in 5th-grade geography.
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#37
RE: The shape of Earth
July 20, 2022 at 11:05 am
(July 19, 2022 at 11:30 am)h311inac311 Wrote: Okay, so how high does an observer have to travel before they can clearly observe the shape of Earth?

Do you guys have footage?

Also, do you trust the government?

"the government"?
Pretty much every government on Earth considers Earth to be spherical.

So, just out of curiosity, why would the government along with all the governments in the world fake all the footage and lie about Earth being spherical? What's in for them to spread such a "hoax"?
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RE: The shape of Earth
July 20, 2022 at 11:29 am (This post was last modified: July 20, 2022 at 11:29 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Right, and why would non governmentals go along with it? And why would the universe itself conspire with governments in this hoax to make it seem so...and...

I've gotta believe he fucked up some bit.
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RE: The shape of Earth
July 20, 2022 at 11:43 am (This post was last modified: July 20, 2022 at 11:43 am by Deesse23.)
(July 20, 2022 at 11:05 am)Fake Messiah Wrote:
(July 19, 2022 at 11:30 am)h311inac311 Wrote: Okay, so how high does an observer have to travel before they can clearly observe the shape of Earth?

Do you guys have footage?

Also, do you trust the government?

"the government"?
Pretty much every government on Earth considers Earth to be spherical.

So, just out of curiosity, why would the government along with all the governments in the world fake all the footage and lie about Earth being spherical? What's in for them to spread such a "hoax"?
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RE: The shape of Earth
July 20, 2022 at 1:03 pm
Every other planet we can see is roughly sperical, asteroids slightly less so due to their reduced gravity (but none are "flat") why would the Earth be different?
Do you think the "government" is messing with my head when I look through a telescope at the Moon or Mars? (yes I know we can't see the back side of the Moon from Earth, but there is a slight "wobble" that lets us see part of it and we have put orbiters around it to take prety pictures
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