Is the Earth Flat?

[Rollo Tamasi]

Can you explain how you use a circumference to draw a circle? Everyone I know uses a compass for that. Of course, a compass will draw a circle that's centered on wherever you choose to put it's needle. Jerusalem, California, Moscow... pretty much anywhere can be said to be the center of the world because the world is on a sphere.

I disagree.
You place Jerusalem anywhere on a flat map, to the right or to the left, and it will still be the center of the land mass.
No where else will that happen.
Try it.
And if you don't know how to use a circumference, then go back to school.

 

[Gary]

So this is what educated people do......sit around and seriously discuss whether the earth is flat or not.

They were right. Everything past the 8th grade is a waste of time. Glad I listened.

 

[TOG]

Exploration and expanding our knowledge

Back in the 70's I expanded my brain so much my head exploded. I still haven't found all the pieces. Wait... There's one... Oops... It got away again.

The TOG​

 

[selihah]

Back in the 70's I expanded my brain so much my head exploded. I still haven't found all the pieces. Wait... There's one... Oops... It got away again.

The TOG​

LOL next time use duct tape before you start that trip to expand your mind again.

 

[Obadiah]

And if you don't know how to use a circumference, then go back to school.

· Circumference (from Latin circumferentia, meaning "carrying around") is the linear distance around the edge of a closed curve or circular object. The circumference of a circle is of special importance in geometry and trigonometry.

· Circumference - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

· Compass A compass (or pair of compasses) is a technical drawing instrument that can be used for inscribing circles

Compass (drafting) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[reba]

this thread is a blast...

 

[jasonc]

is the earth oval in shape like the moon? the moon isn't perfectly round.

 

[TOG]

is the earth oval in shape like the moon? the moon isn't perfectly round.

Columbus thought it was pear shaped, which is British slang for something that has gone terribly wrong, which in turn is a pretty good description of the earth.

The TOG​

 

[TOG]

The original topic (you know, the one we were discussing about 5 pages ago), was not whether the earth is flat (which it isn't) or whether it has gone horribly pear shaped (which it has), but the question of what is the difference between believing in a flat earth and believing that Jesus is alive, the idea behind the question, if I understand correctly, being that neither can be proved, so both have to be accepted by faith, which basis is not entirely correct, since although there is no absolute proof, beyond the shadow of a doubt, of either belief, there is considerable evidence in both cases, so neither one has to be believed based only on blind faith, but can base their beliefs on the evidence, said evidence being, in the case of the belief that Christ still lives, personal experience of the one believing as well as the testimony of others, both of those presently living and of those who have gone before us, as well as historical evidence, such as the resurrection or the lives of the early Christians, but in the case of the belief that the earth is flat, the evidence is pretty much all in the other direction, that is to say, it points to the earth not being flat, examples of such evidence being the obvious curve of the earth's surface when looking at a flat horizon, such as the ocean, or when seeing the earth from an airplane (in the air, of course, since the view from airplanes on the ground is not much different from the view from the ground itself), so we see that one belief (the belief that Christ is alive) has considerable evidence supporting it, while the other belief (the belief that the earth is flat) has considerable evidence against it, and as a side note, I think that rather than report me to the grammar police, I should receive a prize for composing a run on sentence that puts even Charles Dickens to shame (three hundred fifty one words comprised of one thousand nine hudred forty seven characters).

The TOG

 

[Jethro Bodine]

You know how some people are.

.

I noticed that can be a problem around here at times.

Back in the 70's I expanded my brain so much my head exploded. I still haven't found all the pieces. Wait... There's one... Oops... It got away again.

The TOG​

I lost all my marbles in elementary school. Haven't missed a one of them yet.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

The original topic (you know, the one we were discussing about 5 pages ago), was not whether the earth is flat (which it isn't) or whether it has gone horribly pear shaped (which it has), but the question of what is the difference between believing in a flat earth and believing that Jesus is alive, the idea behind the question, if I understand correctly, being that neither can be proved, so both have to be accepted by faith, which basis is not entirely correct, since although there is no absolute proof, beyond the shadow of a doubt, of either belief, there is considerable evidence in both cases, so neither one has to be believed based only on blind faith, but can base their beliefs on the evidence, said evidence being, in the case of the belief that Christ still lives, personal experience of the one believing as well as the testimony of others, both of those presently living and of those who have gone before us, as well as historical evidence, such as the resurrection or the lives of the early Christians, but in the case of the belief that the earth is flat, the evidence is pretty much all in the other direction, that is to say, it points to the earth not being flat, examples of such evidence being the obvious curve of the earth's surface when looking at a flat horizon, such as the ocean, or when seeing the earth from an airplane (in the air, of course, since the view from airplanes on the ground is not much different from the view from the ground itself), so we see that one belief (the belief that Christ is alive) has considerable evidence supporting it, while the other belief (the belief that the earth is flat) has considerable evidence against it, and as a side note, I think that rather than report me to the grammar police, I should receive a prize for composing a run on sentence that puts even Charles Dickens to shame (three hundred fifty one words comprised of one thousand nine hudred forty seven characters).

The TOG

I had to stop and catch my breath 3 times on this one.

(I bet he wrote a C++ program to count total words and characters. Geek)

 

[Jethro Bodine]

Columbus thought it was pear shaped, which is British slang for something that has gone terribly wrong...

Do you think it wise that I share this with my wife?

 

[Jethro Bodine]

this thread is a blast...

It was until it got dragged off topic by all this earth talk.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

One thing is for certain, wether they prove the theory or not I got this feeling it will not change my life one bit.

It will when they figure out a way to pick your pocket over all this.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

This is what the earth looks like if you play too much minecraft:

Or if you took lots of acid in the '70's.

 

[jasonc]

Or if you took lots of acid in the '70's.

borg assimilation of the earth.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

borg assimilation of the earth.

They should make a movie, or two, or three, about that.

 

[Nick]

This is a great batch of popcorn.

 

[jasonc]

They should make a movie, or two, or three, about that.

they did, star trek VIII first contact.

 

[Gary]

Do you think it wise that I share this with my wife?

I would. But tell her TOG said it. :yes