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Flat Earth General / Re: On the FAQ and gravity

« on: July 05, 2011, 04:10:12 AM »

There was no explanation offered as to why they were different. If you believe in the concept of gravity, it is well known that it is a force exerted on the fabric of spacetime by the mass of an object. What makes the earth so special that it does not exert this force? I am very curious.

The FES say it doesn't have a gravitational field, therefore it is impossible for it to do so.

Why?

Because. You can't contradict them - it's not allowed.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: A couple of questions.

« on: July 03, 2011, 11:57:50 PM »

If you really want to dig your heels in over this, tell me what makes you so sure what you observed was a satellite. Could you see solar panels or radio dishes or robotic limbs or rocket boosters or anything that separated this object out to be man-made?
Or did you see a bright object moving across the sky slowly?

Its not down to stupidity. You have no idea what you are looking at, you get told its a satellite and you accept it.
Its like being told you were made by God. You've no hard proof but millions of people accept it rightly or wrong.

They tend to have either 2 or 4 solar panels and usually have a radar dish in the middle (or at least the ones I have observed do). Besides you say that I've got no idea wht I'm talking about and I just think that's what it is because that's what I've been told, but then you're saying the earth is flat because that's what you've been told.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: A couple of questions.

« on: July 03, 2011, 04:00:36 PM »

It's interesting you should say that Tom because I have seen countless satelites, including what I believed to be a space How could a flat body maintain an atmosphere?
 believe?

If it was actually a satellite he saw, whether or not it was a space station is irrelevant.

Well, I think it's very relevant as a space station is much more difficult to mistake as a stratelite.

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: A couple of questions.

« on: July 03, 2011, 03:57:00 PM »

Synaesthesia has already conceded his conclusions are drawn by preconception. He expects to see the space station. He believes he has. He expects to see satellites. He believes he has.
If he has seen anything other than a moving star-like object, he interprets as being a satellite, then it might be worth examining.

Don't get so hung up over one word. A cousin of mine works at NASA, so I occasionally have the chance to visit with my family. My son especially loves to gaze through their (expensive!) telescopes, and a few months back he noticed an interesting object in the sky. My cousin checked it out and he said it looked like a space station. Besides, are you really trying to say that I'd be stupid enough to mistake a star for a satellite?

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: A couple of questions.

« on: July 03, 2011, 03:32:56 PM »

It's interesting you should say that Tom because I have seen countless satelites, including what I believed to be a space station. Perhaps it depends upon the quality of your telescope and the skill of the person using it?

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Flat Earth Q&A / Re: are these answers what you all truely believe?

« on: July 03, 2011, 09:52:04 AM »

You can't question the ice wall; mods don't allow it.

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Flat Earth General / Re: On the FAQ and gravity

« on: July 03, 2011, 09:44:39 AM »

There was no explanation offered as to why they were different. If you believe in the concept of gravity, it is well known that it is a force exerted on the fabric of spacetime by the mass of an object. What makes the earth so special that it does not exert this force? I am very curious.

The FES say it doesn't have a gravitational field, therefore it is impossible for it to do so.

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Flat Earth Q&A / A couple of questions.

« on: July 03, 2011, 08:50:57 AM »

The idea of the Earth as a sphere has existed since the time of the ancient Greeks, long before NASA. What possible financial motive did they have?
Why are Satellites visible from earth with a pair of Binoculars?
How could a flat body maintain an atmosphere?
If you can answer, then great! If not then I may not believe your theory, I'm afraid.