I taught my friend flat earth

She was asking me about "how can anyone believe in the flat earth?? I mean what if you travelled forward you would end back.." and I said "well nobody can ever walk that far, how far is the furthest you have ever walked?" and "It's obvious, just look outside, everything is flat.". It was cool because they totally understand it and I am glad to have shown them to question their own assumptions about the world. 

The people I know, don't even know WHY the earth is round. They just see a few pictures and conclude that the earth must be round.

My roommate claims he can see curvature in the earth just by looking outside. Of course, I think he is just trying to debunk the FET with any comment he can, saying that there is absolutely no reason why anyone should even THINK that the earth is flat.

She was asking me about "how can anyone believe in the flat earth?? I mean what if you travelled forward you would end back.." and I said "well nobody can ever walk that far, how far is the furthest you have ever walked?" and "It's obvious, just look outside, everything is flat.". It was cool because they totally understand it and I am glad to have shown them to question their own assumptions about the world. 

No, just no. They don't "totally understand it." They understand that by looking outside the world appears flat, not that it is flat. There needs to be an awful lot more to it than that. To use an example used before many times (changed slightly for my location) if I look outside I see a Northern Irish council estate. By your logic, I now understand that the entire world is a Northen Irish council estate. How about if I look up? All I see is clouds at the minute (I even just checked to make sure that was right, it is and it's depressing as hell) so, again with your logic, the entire universe beyond our atmosphere (or atmosplane if you really prefer that) is made of clouds. That logic does not work. What we see is subject to perspective, illusion and interpretation.

I think you've misinterpreted what the OP meant by "they totally understand it."

If FETers can use semantics to pick apart a post then so can I. I think I've seen you do it in at least one post, so stop criticising me for doing it.

No need to be an ass though.

No need to be an ass though.

All that ass, hanging out.

If FETers can use semantics to pick apart a post then so can I. I think I've seen you do it in at least one post, so stop criticising me for doing it.

You were arguing semantics?  So sorry, it seemed to me that you were arguing the shape of the earth. 

Quote from: PunyBanner on June 09, 2010, 05:02:56 AM

If FETers can use semantics to pick apart a post then so can I. I think I've seen you do it in at least one post, so stop criticising me for doing it.

You were arguing semantics?  So sorry, it seemed to me that you were arguing the shape of the earth.  

I was and still am arguing the shape of the earth, for once you are right; yay you! I am using semantics to pick apart the post as I said. Look, I'm doing it to you now as well!
Pedantic semantics, brilliant.

Edited for spelling.

Quote from: Mrs. Peach on June 09, 2010, 05:16:21 AM

Quote from: PunyBanner on June 09, 2010, 05:02:56 AM

If FETers can use semantics to pick apart a post then so can I. I think I've seen you do it in at least one post, so stop criticising me for doing it.

You were arguing semantics?  So sorry, it seemed to me that you were arguing the shape of the earth.  

I was and still am arguing the shape of the earth, for once you are right; yay you! I am using semantics to pick apart the post as I said. Look, I'm doing it to you now as well!
Pedantic semantics, brilliant.

Edited for spelling.

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Quote from: Mrs. Peach on June 09, 2010, 05:16:21 AM

Quote from: PunyBanner on June 09, 2010, 05:02:56 AM

If FETers can use semantics to pick apart a post then so can I. I think I've seen you do it in at least one post, so stop criticising me for doing it.

You were arguing semantics?  So sorry, it seemed to me that you were arguing the shape of the earth.  

I was and still am arguing the shape of the earth, for once you are right; yay you! I am using semantics to pick apart the post as I said. Look, I'm doing it to you now as well!
Pedantic semantics, brilliant.

Edited for spelling.

You should have edited for punctuation as well. It really is not very good.

Quote from: PunyBanner on June 09, 2010, 05:43:39 AM

Quote from: Mrs. Peach on June 09, 2010, 05:16:21 AM

Quote from: PunyBanner on June 09, 2010, 05:02:56 AM

If FETers can use semantics to pick apart a post then so can I. I think I've seen you do it in at least one post, so stop criticising me for doing it.

You were arguing semantics?  So sorry, it seemed to me that you were arguing the shape of the earth.  

I was and still am arguing the shape of the earth, for once you are right; yay you! I am using semantics to pick apart the post as I said. Look, I'm doing it to you now as well!
Pedantic semantics, brilliant.

Edited for spelling.

You should have edited for punctuation as well. It really is not very good.

He should probably edit for content then.

Quote from: Mrs. Peach on June 09, 2010, 05:16:21 AM

Quote from: PunyBanner on June 09, 2010, 05:02:56 AM

If FETers can use semantics to pick apart a post then so can I. I think I've seen you do it in at least one post, so stop criticising me for doing it.

You were arguing semantics?  So sorry, it seemed to me that you were arguing the shape of the earth.  

I was and still am arguing the shape of the earth, for once you are right; yay you! I am using semantics to pick apart the post as I said. Look, I'm doing it to you now as well!
Pedantic semantics, brilliant.

Edited for spelling.

Well, but my opinion was that the OP was not commenting on the question of the shape of the earth but rather on the all too prevalent trend to accept 'facts' or 'truths' on authority alone.  It really has nothing whatsoever to do with semantics, pedantic or otherwise.

She was asking me about "how can anyone believe in the flat earth?? I mean what if you travelled forward you would end back.." and I said "well nobody can ever walk that far, how far is the furthest you have ever walked?" and "It's obvious, just look outside, everything is flat.". It was cool because they totally understand it and I am glad to have shown them to question their own assumptions about the world. 

You need to get smarter friends if they really believed that crap.  It'd take me about 30 seconds to convince your friend the Earth is round.

The people I know, don't even know WHY the earth is round. They just see a few pictures and conclude that the earth must be round.

Same, I tried to talk about it with a friend, and she had zero reasons why the earth should be round outside of photos and that's what she has been taught. Of course, it probably good to point out she's very religious so the thinking part of her brain isn't functioning properly.

Quote from: PunyBanner on June 09, 2010, 05:43:39 AM

Quote from: Mrs. Peach on June 09, 2010, 05:16:21 AM

Quote from: PunyBanner on June 09, 2010, 05:02:56 AM

If FETers can use semantics to pick apart a post then so can I. I think I've seen you do it in at least one post, so stop criticising me for doing it.

You were arguing semantics?  So sorry, it seemed to me that you were arguing the shape of the earth.  

I was and still am arguing the shape of the earth, for once you are right; yay you! I am using semantics to pick apart the post as I said. Look, I'm doing it to you now as well!
Pedantic semantics, brilliant.

Edited for spelling.

Well, but my opinion was that the OP was not commenting on the question of the shape of the earth but rather on the all too prevalent trend to accept 'facts' or 'truths' on authority alone.  It really has nothing whatsoever to do with semantics, pedantic or otherwise.

So you think the best way for someone to stop believing something based on authority is to believe someone who tells you something different? Whats the difference?

As for my punctuation, it probably is quite bad. I have never been a master of puncuation and I've been awake for about thirty six hours at this point so I doubt it's getting any better.

As to the content, what's wrong with it? This is a discussion forum, I am discussing the OP. Well I was until the whole semantics thing, then I was discussing that.

You're missing a major point.

No need to be an ass though.

More like a newfag that has something to prove.

Quote from: Snackpack on June 09, 2010, 05:09:09 AM

No need to be an ass though.

More like a newfag that has something to prove.

He does?

don't use fag as an insult that offensive to gays

don't use fag as an insult that offensive to gays

I agree.  For some reason I'm okay with 'retarded', but 'fag' is insanely offensive and never necessary.

newfag isn't though.

newfag isn't though.

Nope, still offensive.  Walk up to a homosexual and say that; if they're offended, it's offensive. 

Quote from: SupahLovah on June 11, 2010, 07:46:15 AM

newfag isn't though.

Nope, still offensive.  Walk up to a homosexual and say that; if they're offended, it's offensive. 

If they are offended then that is because they do not understand what a newfag means and it is their own fault they are offended. The term newfag has nothing to do with homosexuals.

Quote from: SupahLovah on June 11, 2010, 07:46:15 AM

newfag isn't though.

Nope, still offensive.  Walk up to a homosexual and say that; if they're offended, it's offensive. 

I am offended by vowels. The mods better fucking ban you if you use them.

Quote from: jackofhearts on June 11, 2010, 12:06:11 PM

Quote from: SupahLovah on June 11, 2010, 07:46:15 AM

newfag isn't though.

Nope, still offensive.  Walk up to a homosexual and say that; if they're offended, it's offensive. 

I am offended by vowels. The mods better fucking ban you if you use them.

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Sounds good; now I can add 'homophobic' to the list of adjectives to describe FE'ers.

Sounds good; now I can add 'homophobic' to the list of adjectives to describe FE'ers.

Homophobic: fear of the genus Homo, which includes the species: Homo sapiens, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo antecessor, Homo ergaster, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo neanderthalensis, and Homo floresiensis.  Fortunately for homophobes, all but one of these are extinct.

Sounds good; now I can add 'homophobic' to the list of adjectives to describe FE'ers.

Hey everyone, the newfag doesn't know what a newfag is.