I've ridden in the Concorde (FES related)

Your reasoning contains the logical falicy Begging the question. You can't use your own premise as proof of your argument.

You're perfectly right, but round Earthers do the same. They say that the horizon is curved because the Earth is round, and the fact that the horizon is curved is proof that the Earth is round. Let's apply the same standards to the arguments on both sides.

Quote from: "Nukeman33"

Your reasoning contains the logical falicy Begging the question. You can't use your own premise as proof of your argument.

You're perfectly right, but round Earthers do the same. They say that the horizon is curved because the Earth is round, and the fact that the horizon is curved is proof that the Earth is round. Let's apply the same standards to the arguments on both sides.

While this might be true, it doesn't make your own argument any more valid.

wzzzrd wrote:
Nukeman33 wrote:
and I have seen the curvature of the Earth first hand. Can anyone from the FES society explain this?

of course they can...my bet would be some obscure "optical illusion" due some "athmospheric effects" or stuff like this. on the other hand, you may be part of the government's conspiracy...btw, i think there are more than 170 governments on this planet, err, disc... why is it always only one government that conspires? could it be that government whose president thinks that africa is a country? and whose inhabitants think that they are the most important country and that 600 years make a culture? or that the earth is flat?

 sry, it's hard to supress cynism in this forum^^

lg,
wzzzrd

I nominate this for worst post of the year.

The curvature of the horizon has been discussed in quite a few threads. My belief is that it is an effect of the atmosphere occluding vision at a constant distance, which creates a circular region of visibility on the flat earth and the effect of a curve at the horizon.

OR,  my theory is thaat you see a slight cirvature because the earth is ROUND

OR, my theory is thaat you see a slight cirvature because the earth is ROUND

Good for you, but you're trying to discredit FE, so telling us your views (which we already know, btw), is quite useless.

Bump.

Quote from: "Nukeman33"

You can't use your own premise as proof of your argument.

You're perfectly right, but round Earthers do the same. They say that the horizon is curved because the Earth is round, and the fact that the horizon is curved is proof that the Earth is round. Let's apply the same standards to the arguments on both sides.

Well said!