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Hello,

I've been commissioned by a UK based newspaper called The Independent to write an article on 'obscure/quirky cultural/scientific beliefs' and I feel that believing the world is flat falls under that category.

Now my article has to express both sides of the perception, as to not make it biased etc and since I have absolutely no idea where to begin researching this theory I was wondering if you could point me in the direction of books/works/etc which lay the foundations upon which all your beliefs are built.

The better the references the better the balance.

Thanks

Step 1. Look outside your window

Step 2. Read the FAQ

Step 3. Read the book "Earth not a Globe" by Samuel Birley Rowbotham

Step 4. Preform the experiments described in the book for yourself

Step 5. Read the book "One hundred proofs the Earth is not a Globe" by William Carpenter

Step 6. Preform the experiments described in the book for yourself

Step 7. Read the back-issues of "Flat Earth News Quarterly"

Step 8. Preform the experiments described in the newsletters for yourself.

Step 9. Read the book "Flatland" by Edwin A. Abbott

Step 10. Come to the conclusion of a Flat Earth

Hello,

I've been commissioned by a UK based newspaper called The Independent to write an article on 'obscure/quirky cultural/scientific beliefs' and I feel that believing the world is flat falls under that category.

Now my article has to express both sides of the perception, as to not make it biased etc and since I have absolutely no idea where to begin researching this theory I was wondering if you could point me in the direction of books/works/etc which lay the foundations upon which all your beliefs are built.

The better the references the better the balance.

Thanks

Ask the shadow object.

Step 1. Look outside your window

Step 2. Read the FAQ

Step 3. Read the book "Earth not a Globe" by Samuel Birley Rowbotham

Step 4. Preform the experiments described in the book for yourself

Step 5. Read the book "One hundred proofs the Earth is not a Globe" by William Carpenter

Step 6. Preform the experiments described in the book for yourself

Step 7. Read the back-issues of "Flat Earth News Quarterly"

Step 8. Preform the experiments described in the newsletters for yourself.

Step 9. Read the book "Flatland" by Edwin A. Abbott

Step 10. Come to the conclusion of a Flat Earth

1) I see some sort of shadowy figure, the shadow object.
2) It mentions no shadow object.
3) That mentions no shadow object.
4) The shadow object stops me
5) That mentions no shadow object.
6) The shadow object stops me
7) That mentions no shadow object.
The shadow object stops me
9) That mentions no shadow object.
10) There is a shadow object.

Um, don't do ALL of those steps.  Only do these:

Step 1. Look outside your window

Step 2. Read the FAQ

Step 3. Read the book "Earth not a Globe" by Samuel Birley Rowbotham

Step 5. Read the book "One hundred proofs the Earth is not a Globe" by William Carpenter

Step 1. Look outside your window

Step 2. Read the FAQ

Step 3. Read the book "Earth not a Globe" by Samuel Birley Rowbotham

Step 4. Preform the experiments described in the book for yourself

Step 5. Read the book "One hundred proofs the Earth is not a Globe" by William Carpenter

Step 6. Preform the experiments described in the book for yourself

Step 7. Read the back-issues of "Flat Earth News Quarterly"

Step 8. Preform the experiments described in the newsletters for yourself.

Step 9. Read the book "Flatland" by Edwin A. Abbott

Step 10. Come to the conclusion of a Flat Earth

Your one chance to get a world wide acceptance of this FE theory and you rudely say what you say to all of us Re'ers.  Wow Tom I think you have a degree in Fungineering.

Step 1. Look outside your window

Step 2. Read the FAQ

Step 3. Read the book "Earth not a Globe" by Samuel Birley Rowbotham

Step 4. Preform the experiments described in the book for yourself

Step 5. Read the book "One hundred proofs the Earth is not a Globe" by William Carpenter

Step 6. Preform the experiments described in the book for yourself

Step 7. Read the back-issues of "Flat Earth News Quarterly"

Step 8. Preform the experiments described in the newsletters for yourself.

Step 9. Read the book "Flatland" by Edwin A. Abbott

Step 10. Come to the conclusion of a Flat Earth

Read The Independent on March 2nd and you'll see my conclusion.

Also - where can I get more information on 'Tom Bishop'? and can the 'Tom Bishop' on this forum verify that he actually is 'Tom Bishop.'

It would be rather unjust for me to ridicule his words if he didn't actually say them.

Regards.

According to him, yes, he is actually Tom Bishop.  Also, that picture is supposedly actually him.

Now wait a sec.  If this article gets published, doesn't that say something about the international conspiracy?  Wouldn't the conspirators want to prevent this from getting printed?  The Independent apparently has a circulation of about 250,000 people...

Now wait a sec.  If this article gets published, doesn't that say something about the international conspiracy?  Wouldn't the conspirators want to prevent this from getting printed?  The Independent apparently has a circulation of about 250,000 people...

Hardly. If an article came out under the heading of 'obscure/quirky cultural/scientific beliefs' and proceded to "ridicule his beliefs" - that would only strengthen people's convictions about FET being a ridiculous proposition.

Step 1. Look outside your window

Step 2. Read the FAQ

Step 3. Read the book "Earth not a Globe" by Samuel Birley Rowbotham

Step 4. Preform the experiments described in the book for yourself

Step 5. Read the book "One hundred proofs the Earth is not a Globe" by William Carpenter

Step 6. Preform the experiments described in the book for yourself

Step 7. Read the back-issues of "Flat Earth News Quarterly"

Step 8. Preform the experiments described in the newsletters for yourself.

Step 9. Read the book "Flatland" by Edwin A. Abbott

Step 10. Come to the conclusion of a Flat Earth

Sod that, just read the Discworld novels.

Sod that, just read the Discworld novels.

Those novels are fictional.

Quote from: "Dead Kangaroo"

Sod that, just read the Discworld novels.

Those novels are fictional.

So?
They are more entertaining than what Tom provides.

So?
They are more entertaining than what Tom provides.

Why so down on old Tom?

Quote from: "Pyrochimp"

Now wait a sec.  If this article gets published, doesn't that say something about the international conspiracy?  Wouldn't the conspirators want to prevent this from getting printed?  The Independent apparently has a circulation of about 250,000 people...

Hardly. If an article came out under the heading of 'obscure/quirky cultural/scientific beliefs' and proceded to "ridicule his beliefs" - that would only strengthen people's convictions about FET being a ridiculous proposition.

Well, this site has a steady barrage of topics trying to explain how ridiculous FE is, and yet YOU believe it don't you?  Even if he discovers it to be wrong, it's still a lot of exposure to the theory.  And what if he finds that your theory has some backing - he does the experiments in the books that Tom copies and pastes 90 times a day and it's correct?

Quote from: Dead Kangaroo

So?
They are more entertaining than what Tom provides.

Why so down on old Tom?

His attitude, I mean there are some spiteful individuals that post to him where his retorts are justful, but most of the time they are not.

Quote from: Rick_James on February 18, 2007, 11:59:58 PM

Quote from: Dead Kangaroo

So?
They are more entertaining than what Tom provides.

Why so down on old Tom?

His attitude, I mean there are some spiteful individuals that post to him where his retorts are justful, but most of the time they are not.

It's hard to sift the the crap - such as your sig..... I'm sure being the same to everyone is probably the  most efficient way of proceeding for Tom