Flat Earth Uprising?

Chula Vista · 06-15-2016, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by P A N

Why it concerns me so much is that if the Earth is the center of the Universe, we were intelligently designed.

Why do you entertain a theory that's been scientifically debunked for decades by every intelligent society on the planet?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histor...Hellenic_world

I understand you are simply trolling the crap out of the forum, but what is your foundation for even remotely believing any of the utter BS you are tossing around in this thread?

**Janszoon** · 06-15-2016, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by P A N

The law of perspective (known to visual artists everywhere) basically states that all visual data will converge on a single point given enough length to do so. The best way I can personally visualize this is to imagine an infinitely long hallway. It's level and square and built perfectly. You can't see the end of the hallway, but the floor, walls and ceiling all have a vanishing point, which is always relative to the observer.

It basically means we can't see infinitely far on an infinite plane, as the ground and sky have to meet in the middle somewhere, and the farther an object (ie the sun) is the smaller it get, eventually disappearing. This can also be observed by watching ships go over the horizon. We think they are going over the curvature of the Earth. But when you pull a telescope out after it has disappeared over the curve, it reappears, top to bottom, because it's being brought back into the range of our site with an aid.

Having actually gone to art school, I can tell you that "the law of perspective" is not a thing, it's just "perspective". And in the scenario you're describing it would definitely not explain the sun appearing larger as it approached the horizon nor it sinking behind the horizon.

kibbeh · 06-15-2016, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by P A N

That's entirely up to you.

your club sucks. i'm out.

Zhanteimi · 06-15-2016, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by P A N

Huh. I haven't thought of that yet. Good, important question. I'll work on finding answers to that in the near future. Thank you.

I think Flat Earth theory is total bollocks, but there's no reason we can't have a polite conversation about it.

Cheers.

P A N · 06-15-2016, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Having actually gone to art school, I can tell you that "the law of perspective" is not a thing, it's just "perspective". And in the scenario you're describing it would definitely not explain the sun appearing larger as it approached the horizon nor it sinking behind the horizon.

Why? I'm sorry, but I can't just submit to a claim of authority on the matter.

Chula Vista · 06-15-2016, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

it's all the same thing at the end of the day and to be completely honest, none of us here will get the chance to check on that soooooo.

But people have already checked it out for us. The Apollo missions. The Space Shuttle missions. The international Space Station. Thousands of Satellite pictures. The Hubble telescope.

Chula Vista · 06-15-2016, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by p a n

why? I'm sorry, but i can't just submit to a claim of sanity on the matter.

fify.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 06-15-2016, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

But people have already checked it out for us. The Apollo missions. The Space Shuttle missions. The international Space Station. Thousands of Satellite pictures. The Hubble telescope.

Well obviously him/her doesn't believe that, so I'm just saying even if the Earth was flat (it's not) we would have no way of confirming/denying it so why bother wasting our time when we could be say, listening to the new Nails album?

kibbeh · 06-15-2016, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

But people have already checked it out for us. The Apollo missions. The Space Shuttle missions. The international Space Station. Thousands of Satellite pictures. The Hubble telescope.

those people are lying to you. where is their proof?

**Janszoon** · 06-15-2016, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by P A N

Why? I'm sorry, but I can't just submit to a claim of authority on the matter.

Because the vanishing point is the horizon line. The sun would appear smaller and smaller as it approached it, not bigger, and it would never appear to go beneath it because the vanishing point is by definition the point toward which all perspective lines move.