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Messages - Viceroy Bummer

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The Lounge / False Dilemma
« on: September 10, 2009, 11:33:37 AM »
I'm not forced into any corner. All I see is you raising irellevent issues and then demanding that some sort of choice be made between them.

Feel free to point out where I did either of those things.

I already have.

Feel free to post back when you've actually got a presentable argument.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Questions
« on: September 10, 2009, 11:21:58 AM »
Glory be. Then all you need to do is snap the NASA conspirators spending their ill gotten gains and we can stitch this thing up once and for all.

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The Lounge / False Dilemma
« on: September 10, 2009, 11:16:43 AM »
Go back and reread my posts.

All I see is you reciting the mantra "false dilemma" every time I force you into a corner.

I'm not forced into any corner. All I see is you raising irellevent issues and then demanding that some sort of choice be made between them.

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The Lounge / False Dilemma
« on: September 10, 2009, 11:01:43 AM »
Then you'll stop making false dilemma demands?

I never made any to begin with.

Go back and reread my posts.

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The Lounge / False Dilemma
« on: September 10, 2009, 10:58:45 AM »
Okay good. We're back to the false dilemma again. Round and round we go.

We don't have any sort of dilemma, let alone a false one.

Then you'll stop making false dilemma demands?

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Observing the ISS
« on: September 10, 2009, 10:56:51 AM »
???  How does one use a hologram to project a dark image in front of a luminous body?

Ask the Conspiracy.

I was right. There's nothing the conspiracy can't do.

What kind of orbit are the moon and sun in (according to FE theory) and what stops other objects from doing the same?

They orbit about the North Celestial Pole. Since there is no obvious large mass at the centre of their orbits, it is likely that they are charged objects, kept in orbit by the Earth's magnetic field. In order to place a spacecraft into orbit, we would not only need to launch it into space, but also give it kinetic energy and an electric charge, which would mean that it would need to be that much heavier to accommodate the technology to do so, requiring a lot more fuel to launch it in the first place.

Kinetic energy is not hard to come by. Electric charge is also not hard to come by.

Unless you can put some fact around that post I'm going to have to notch it up as a fantasy short story.

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The Lounge / False Dilemma
« on: September 10, 2009, 10:51:13 AM »
Okay, good. Now that we've established that:

Do you have any evidence that an inertial frame of reference for light is the same as an inertial frame of reference for mass?

Okay good. We're back to the false dilemma again. Round and round we go.

When you're finished trying to force feed people with your half backed fallacies, and are ready to construct a proper argument, give me a PM.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Questions
« on: September 10, 2009, 10:33:10 AM »
No one knows the personal finances of the NASA workers. How could they?

The money needs to be spent somehow. If NASA employees were disposing of billions a year we'd probably know about it. Strange.

How?

Yachts, fast cars, penthouses over looking central park, whores, guns, small islands off Papua New Guinea...

Any or all of the above. But by no means a definitive list.

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Flat Earth Debate / Re: Night and Day
« on: September 10, 2009, 10:24:03 AM »
Light is only observed to travel in straight lines in inertial frames of reference.

Correct. I don't think you're advancing your argument here.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Observing the ISS
« on: September 10, 2009, 10:20:07 AM »
Sorry, I should have said that geocentric orbit is not possible.

What kind of orbit are the moon and sun in (according to FE theory) and what stops other objects from doing the same?

It wouldn't be a very good conspiracy if I did, now would it?

Conspiracies. Is there anything they can't prove?

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Questions
« on: September 10, 2009, 10:05:05 AM »
No one knows the personal finances of the NASA workers. How could they?

The money needs to be spent somehow. If NASA employees were disposing of billions a year we'd probably know about it. Strange.

You know what? I'm sick and tired of your crap. This insolence had better stop and it had better stop right now. You're making a mockery of this website with your behavior. You are a complete disgrace.

Hack trope? In the serious discussion area?

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Flat Earth Debate / Re: Night and Day
« on: September 10, 2009, 09:59:55 AM »
What are the two alternatives being considered in this situation, and what are the other options?

You already gave us the two alternatives.

The frame of reference has nothing to do with light as observed on earth.

Light is observed to travel in straight lines.

This is presented formally in Maxwells equations.

It's all pretty simple.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Questions
« on: September 10, 2009, 09:26:53 AM »
And then it has to go out of their pockets.

I don't know what they spend it on if that's what you're asking.

Well that was the question in the OP.

Maybe someone else can help.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Questions
« on: September 10, 2009, 08:41:28 AM »
It goes directly into their pockets. Oh, and it's "accounted for" alright.

And then it has to go out of their pockets.

Hence the question in the OP.

Which isn't addressed in the FAQ.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: Observing the ISS
« on: September 10, 2009, 08:32:18 AM »
I do not have the power to edit the FAQ. Furthermore, while sustained spaceflight may be possible in FET, orbit is not possible,

But what is the moon doing? And the sun (according to FE Theory)?

http://parma.repubblica.it/multimedia/home/8275600

This video shows the ISS passing in front of the moon. Nice video.

I still maintain that it is a hologram.

Shame you have no evidence it's a hologram.

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Flat Earth Debate / Re: Night and Day
« on: September 10, 2009, 08:29:34 AM »
From your source:

"The informal fallacy of false dilemma involves a situation in which only two alternatives are considered, when in fact there are other options."

A situation in which only two alternatives are considered is a dilemma. Therefore, in order for a false dilemma to arise, there must be a dilemma to speak of.

No. You're still not getting it.

Perhaps we should take this out of the discussion area. Drop me a PM and I'll give you a hand.

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Flat Earth Debate / Re: Night and Day
« on: September 10, 2009, 08:21:18 AM »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma

Read it. Learn it. Survive.

A false dilemma requires a dilemma to begin with.

??? I don't think you really understand what a "false dilemma" is, despite being directed to the appropriate resources.

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Flat Earth Debate / Re: GPS
« on: September 10, 2009, 08:15:34 AM »
off the universe?

What about certain areas of the atmosphere?

Bouncing off the atmosphere only works for low freq AM radio, and still doesn't enable you to pinpoint a moving source.

Sorry.

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Flat Earth Debate / Re: GPS
« on: September 10, 2009, 08:02:55 AM »
Could they not be bounced to produce the illusion that they are in a different location?

Only if they're able to bounce the signals off the universe.

And then make the "bounce" track across the sky for every observer on the planet.

I think there are many GPS systems that name the satellites they're locked to...

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Flat Earth Debate / Re: Seasons - The Periodic Expander
« on: September 10, 2009, 07:54:33 AM »
The orange certainly did not move itself.  In that 'experiment' I would have to move the orange.  Now, if the orange was sitting on a tree, it may grow, then get smaller by, relative to such forceful moving, itself by way of natural processes. 

Well that is interesting John.

I guess you're right, if the suns apparant radius (as seen from earth) gets larger or smaller it can only really tell us one of three things:

i) the distance between earth and sun is increasing/decreasing
ii) the sun's radius is getting larger or smaller

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Flat Earth Debate / Re: Night and Day
« on: September 10, 2009, 07:47:36 AM »
How is it a false dilemma if I didn't provide you with any sort of dilemma at all? Is just saying "false dilemma" in the hope that your opponent thinks you understand the situation better than they do and goes away your trump card?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma

Read it. Learn it. Survive.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: A question for RE'ers
« on: September 10, 2009, 07:46:07 AM »
All I said was:

"If Theory A is true, then we would see Observation B."

And you are turning it into:

"Observation B is evidence that Theory A is correct."

Which is faily reasonable in the context that a round earth would provide a visible horizon.

However it's nothing like: "the sky would be blue on a round Earth, therefore the sky being blue is evidence for the Earth being round".

You're failing to provide the link between the blue sky and the shape of the earth.

Once again...

Please don't put words in my mouth, or try and coat me with your own false analogies.

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Flat Earth Debate / Re: Seasons - The Periodic Expander
« on: September 10, 2009, 07:21:32 AM »
True, must is also too harsh of a word.  However, I should rephrase again - between the two choices, it seems that the data points towards expansion.  I'll get to the more valid responses to my thread after I've slept for the day.

No John the data doesn't point towards expansion.

With more than a nod to our mutual friend Rowbotham I will propose the following experiment:

Hold an orange at 5 ft from your head.

Hold the same orange at 1 ft from your head.

We can conclude that the orange grew in size accounting for it's increase size.

Correct?

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: A question for RE'ers
« on: September 10, 2009, 07:09:53 AM »
That's like saying "the sky would be blue on a round Earth, therefore the sky being blue is evidence for the Earth being round".

No it's not. Please don't put words in my mouth, or try and coat me with your own false analogies.

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Flat Earth Debate / Re: Night and Day
« on: September 10, 2009, 07:07:09 AM »
Do you have any evidence that an inertial frame of reference for light is the same as an inertial frame of reference for mass?

False dilema again (is that your trump card?)

Really you just need to go away and read Maxwells equations. Come back when you're done.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: A question for RE'ers
« on: September 10, 2009, 05:23:40 AM »
We were specifically discussing my assertion that a horizon would be visible on a Round Earth

Which is what is observed.

So... you're posting evidence that the round earth model is plausible and verifiable. Ummmm....

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Flat Earth Debate / Re: Night and Day
« on: September 10, 2009, 05:21:01 AM »
Feel free to quote me where I said "Maxwell's equations provide a complete description of light."

If light is known to behave in ways not described by Maxwell's equations, then how do Maxwell's equations prove that light does not behave in a certain way?

Because the description of light that Maxwells equations provide is one that descripbes light propagating in a straight line (for want of a better term).

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: NASA makes up some more wacky things.
« on: September 10, 2009, 04:45:30 AM »
Yes, I'm pretty sure you're not an extremely famous organization composed of tons of trusted scientists and engineers.  Once you are, then I'll listen to you.

Sorry I don't understand the point you're trying to make.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: A question for RE'ers
« on: September 10, 2009, 04:40:35 AM »
Your theory is that the Earth is round. You've observed an earth which matches the round theory. This includes, but not limited to, a horizon that varies according to altitude.

Fixed your typo. ;)

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: A question for RE'ers
« on: September 10, 2009, 04:34:19 AM »
I have a theory. There are millions of luminous blue faeries who live underground, and at sunrise they all fly up into the sky and this is why the sky is blue. If this is true, then you would expect to see a blue sky during the day. Observation matches my theory; does this make my theory correct?

No. Your theory is that there are blue fairies. You haven't observed blue fairies you've observed a blue sky.

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