Deykari Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Check this out. A large community of people who wholly believe in a flat earth, with their own "scientific" reasons. The flat earth theory FAQ: http://www.theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=4a48c956c0149c58dca9a72d9baa931d&topic=24751.0 The theory behind how the government conspiracy to cover up that Earth is feasible. http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=4a48c956c0149c58dca9a72d9baa931d&topic=6308.0 I am reading through this, in awe... Dey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Yeah, I've been there before. This is where faith and ignorance get people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinblades713 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 w t f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho Child Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 I knew about these guys. Proof that faith > logic. Somewhere Spock cries himself to sleep every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mya Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Interesting... I saw no mention of religion on their explanation. Yes, it's a silly theory but it has merit. If people did not question general truths we would still think earth was flat. "If there is a new theory which is better at explaining and predicting phenomena than an older theory (i.e. it has more explanatory power), we are justified in believing that the newer theory describes reality more correctly." And it's always fun defending the undefendable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 A theory has merit until it has been proven wrong by evidence. This one may at one time have had merit (say, 3000 years ago), but even the ancient Greeks were scientific enough to figure out that the world is round. I strongly dislike even using the word theory here, because using it in a common-use context while describing something that someone wants to consider scientific is misleading. This is not a scientific theory. It makes a ton of assumptions without evidence or need and it is not abandoned/modified when testing shows it does not apply. It's based in faith, not skeptical analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirax Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Dont be silly the world is not round, geez, where do you people come from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Man, they are off their frickin rockers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Not so much as you might think... if you step back from your familiarity with a lot of other things people believe, many of those are just as ridiculous. You're just used to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeleeCrazy Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Not so much as you might think... if you step back from your familiarity with a lot of other things people believe' date=' many of those are just as ridiculous. You're just used to them.[/quote'] No they are ridiculous as well, if not more so:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mali Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Pali is right, it is not a theory. Gravity is a theory. This is not science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Man' date=' they are off their frickin rockers.[/quote'] I retain my previous statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Pali is right' date=' it is not a theory. Gravity is a theory. This is not science.[/quote'] *sputters* You're agreeing with me?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mali Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Twendrist Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 All these people prove is that if you smoke enough crack you are liable to believe anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mya Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Pali is right' date=' it is not a theory. Gravity is a theory. This is not science.[/quote'] This is a theory. I have a theory on who did WTC. My theory is not a scientific theory. This is may or not be a scientific theory. (Probably it is not.) But it's still a theory. Edit: Just to remember that a theory does not needs to be right to be a theory. If it was, we would call it a fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mali Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Yes, this belief that the world is flat is clearly not a scientific theory. If you believe in math and physics than you must reject this idea that the world is flat. The world is a sphere, deal with it. If you insist on entertaining the idea of flatland, there is a book on the subject http://www.amazon.com/Flatland-Romance-Dimensions-Oxford-Classics/dp/019953750X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242083579&sr=8-1 Flatland... imagines a two-dimensional world inhabited by sentient geometric shapes who think their planar world is all there is. But one Flatlander, a Square, discovers the existence of a third dimension and the limits of his world's assumptions about reality and comes to understand the confusing problem of higher dimensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I've Killed for Less Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 If the world were round I would be able to get from miruvhor to val miran by going east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewGuy Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 If the world were round I would be able to get from miruvhor to val miran by going east. OMG! The crazy people were right! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deykari Posted May 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Except that nobody is saying there isn't more to the planet than just what is accessible IG. Must be a pretty small planet otherwise... Dey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-guitarist Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 It's a world of slaughter, a world or tears, Its a world of lies, its a world of fear, There's so much that we loot- Sword, cape, gloves and boots, It's a evil, evil world... It's a small, violent world after all! It's a small, violent world after all! It's a small, violent world after all! its a evil, evil world. There three moons and one golden sun And a grin means death to everyone. Though the mountains divide And the oceans don't connect. It's a small, violent world... It's a small, violent world after all! It's a small, violent world after all! It's a small, violent world after all! its a evil, evil world. a-g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulian Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Dude.. Where do I sign up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Edit: Just to remember that a theory does not needs to be right to be a theory. If it was' date=' we would call it a fact.[/quote'] No, we wouldn't. Theories are entirely different beasts than facts and laws. There's no point where they are upgraded to fact or law status... in fact, when it comes to how they enhance our understanding of the universe, a theory is far superior to either a fact or law because it tells us why the facts and laws are what they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflayer Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Gravity is one of the theories that were being tested at CERN (until they broke one of the massive digital cameras) this past summer. Physicists have to prove that the Higg's particle exists to prove the existence of the "Higg's field". Modern day physicists think the Higg's field is responsible for gravity. Certain objects get caught in the field and gain mass, while others can freely shoot through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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