Is the earth actually flat? If so, how can you tell?

[msc545]

Also, why is it most people don't believe this?

[RMorus]

Obviously, it is.

Because if it wouldn't be, how could everything stand on it and not fall down? On that, the theories of round earth totally break. Of course, ad hoc they invented that gravitational thingy to rescue their theory. Newton was the mastermind behind the plot.

And why did they do it? Well, the clue is, if you go to the border in the right place, you can speak to the turtle, and it will tell you all the secrets of life. They don't want it, because afterwards you are enlightened and see through all their lies.

But be careful! If you fall off, you'll be falling eternally...

Then also, you think that things get out of sight because of the curvature when you get fruther from them? No! Its how the physical space behaves. At longer distances it lets light to be reflected in different ways related to objects on which it shines.

And of course, the whole thing with outer space is completely staged. There is nothing outside, only eternal emptiness. They want you to believe otherwise so that you don't accidentally go to speak to the turtle.

But the main thing is: If you go, do you feel like it's round? No! You feel that it's flat as a pancake, you do not feel any roundness. If you would go on a ball, would you feel roundness? Yes! And if it is very large ball? Of course, because the ball is large, so you will feel it more. Some might come and say: look, but the large ball looks flatter! Hah, one shouldn't trust how it looks. It's common sense that it will _feel_ more round.

So, with that the bullshit with round earth is completely debunked.

:D

[msc545]

Thank you for this very detailed answer. I would like to know - what does the Turtle eat?

[RMorus]

The emptiness of the void. Why are you asking such profane question? or boy... You have to elarn a lot.

[msc545]

Emptiness is nutritious... who knew?

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

If the earth was flat when you go on a boat or sailing long enough the boat will just fall off the cliff of the water.

Never happened before because the earth is a sphere.

[genericname85]

most people don't believe the earth is flat, cause it's not. no planet can be flat. it's not physically possible. what will happen if you let a drop of water float in a vacuum without gravity? it will form a roughly spherical shape. and such is the behavior of all matter. yes you can have a steal beam be square. but if you took a steel beam of the size of a planet and just place it in space without gravity, it will do the same as water does. just a matter of scale.
and that's just one of countless ways to show that the earth isn't flat. the basic mistake that flat earthlers do is that they try to proof their theory to be right. if you do that, you always get confirmation bias. actually try to proof your theory wrong. if you fail, that means you theory is most likely not wrong. the reason the flat earthlers reach their conclusion is: they ignore evidence that contradicts their theory.

[genericname85]

can't be flat***

[msc545]

why not?

[genericname85]

sorry ignore my correction. no planet can be flat xD it was correct in my original opinion. i explained why in there.

[msc545]

ok thanks

[SnowedIn]

I don't believe it is.

• Pictures from space.
• Sail on the oceans and you'll see the curvature.
• Go to the top of a mountain and you can't see everything.

[NathanDavis]

funny how this question went to Religion & Spirituality... but not to Education, lol

[Anonymous]

I'm pretty sure if the world was flat we'd have fingered it out by now. It's pretty hard for satellites to orbit a flat planet.

[KrakenAttackin]

I have seen the curvature of the earth from 51,000 feet.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Not as flat as the minds of the people who think it is.

[jshm2]

No it's not flat.

But, like atheism, it's a joke position that people have just got too ingrained into, and now cannot get out of.

[Staximus]

Flat Earth=Flat Head