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Since when is your lack of evidence my problem? 

You kind of have to know what you're trying to disprove if you're making an augment against something. If you don't know, then you don't have much of an argument.

If you're making a claim the burden of proof is on you and no other. Several of you RE'rs have made claims of a certain configuration of the continents in this thread. The burden is on you to prove it. There's nothing for me to prove because I haven't made any claims.

They know this is where their theory falls to pieces, so they avoid it as much as possible.

Quote from: flyingmonkey on March 04, 2010, 03:32:18 PM

They know this is where their theory falls to pieces, so they avoid it as much as possible.

I've seen pilot maps.  They are flat.  Yes, it is a huge conspiracy.  Why do you think it's easier to drive a car than it is to fly a plane?   Pilot training takes years and you cannot go intercontinental until you are fully indoctrinated.  Sadly, by this time, you have invested so much time and money into being a pilot that you have no choice but to go along with the conspiracy.  Don't endanger your career for us, we understand.

Keep in mind that I am training to be a pilot. This is sorta my forte.

2) CLAIM YOU WORK IN WHATEVER FIELD YOU'RE ARGUING ABOUT.

Quote from: 2fst4u on March 05, 2010, 11:58:47 PM

Keep in mind that I am training to be a pilot. This is sorta my forte.

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2) CLAIM YOU WORK IN WHATEVER FIELD YOU'RE ARGUING ABOUT.

I'm a stealth jet fighter pilot for a secret organization that forbids me to mention that I work there.   Also the earth is flat.

The FE maps are hypothetical only.

Quote from: Tom Bishop on February 05, 2009, 05:50:46 AM

The FE maps are hypothetical only.

because you can't prove it

In all the years of cartography, there are still serious errors. Coastlines which don't match up. Islands on maps which don't exist. Cartography is a very primitive art, inaccurate to this very day. Much of it is guesswork.

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Quote from: Tom Bishop on February 05, 2009, 05:50:46 AM

The FE maps are hypothetical only.

because you can't prove it

Mapping every square mile of the earth's surface is not an easy task.

In all the years of cartography, there are still serious errors. Coastlines which don't match up. Islands on maps which don't exist. Cartography is a very primitive art, inaccurate to this very day. Much of it is guesswork.

Indeed, for over three hundred years California was depicted in maps as an island off the coast of the United States. Generations of supposedly intelligent men lived and died believing that they were living on an island.

If you're interested in the subject, and the difficulty of cartography, there's a good book on the subject called "How to Lie with Maps" by Mark Monmonier.

Mapping every square mile of the earth's surface is not an easy task.

Quote from: Tom Bishop on March 25, 2010, 08:01:42 PM

In all the years of cartography, there are still serious errors. Coastlines which don't match up. Islands on maps which don't exist. Cartography is a very primitive art, inaccurate to this very day. Much of it is guesswork.

Example please? (other than California)

Are there any examples of such anomalies on modern RET maps or have they all been cleaned up in the last 100 years or so?

Hi

I've been flying around the world for about 20 years now for various business trips.  I've flown from Europe to Australia along one side of the planet (stopping along the way) and I've flown back the other side of the planet (stopping along the way)

For example it takes roughtly 24 hours to fly from England to Australia, but I've flown from Australia to South America in half this time.

By your flat earth theory and maps, this journey should in fact take twice as long, not half as long.  Please explain how this is possible.

In fact you dont need to take my word for it, you can easily map out the earth as a globe using airline flight times.  If there is some conspiracy about the earth being a sphere, ALL the world airline compaines are in on it, and there are a lot of airoplanes flying round in circles to perpetuate the lie.

Any thoughts?

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^No, you can't do that in the upper fora. Behave.

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