I did not ask you which was most widely accepted. I asked you why it is. What facts or events caused this to be the popular choice if it's not the accurate one? If it were up to you, which one would be the standard?
People like the polar map because it looks complete.
If it were up to me the standard map would be a blank white image with a question mark in it.
There is only me on this forum, who has read Earth Not a Globe cover to cover, and then there is everyone else who has not.
That's a mighty bold statement, Tom.
It is an equally bold to make statements of what I believe as a Zetetic, without having read the material.
Wilmore quoting Rowbotham in his discourse suggests otherwise.
Where does Rowbotham say that you have to see it to believe it? Earth Not a Globe references literally hundreds of third party materials to support the earth's flattitude. It's not hard to miss. The philosophy can't be "you have to see it to believe it."
If Rowbotham did not collect this information himself, how did he verify its accuracy?
As Rowbotham is quoting scientific and nautical publications, the accuracy of his citations is verified by the field's own processes of corroboration and interna review.
It's just as if I quoted an article from the Journal of Organic Chemistry in an argument. The source material is verified by the process of peer review of the particular field. It doesn't mean that what I quote is not evidence towards my argument.
Ridiculous. I expected better out of you Tom. I think you owe some of us an apology.
Lord Wilmore owes me an apology for declaring what I believe without first reading the material.
It is apparent from the people who put together the FAQ, and from the comments I see from Flat Earthers on this forum that most people have only ever skimmed Earth Not a Globe. I have not come across a single person who I can honestly say has a full understanding of the work.