Why do we only see one side of the Moon?

I've seen this question circulating around the forum for a while, but I have yet to see a good answer.
If the Moon is actually close to the Earth, and simply moving above it, then we should be able to see different sides of it. A person standing on the equator, directly above the Moon, would only see the underside. A person standing on the North Pole, however, would see a completely different side of the Moon. And yet, this isn't the case; the Moon looks the same no matter the direction on Earth you view it from. Is this not impossible on the Flat Earth?

It's simple really. Although people claim to see different parts of the same spherical Moon, in fact the luminescence of the Moon's surface simply shifts.

A flat moon would certainly account for the fact that the features of the moon's face are constant regardless of the angle viewed from.  Interesting.  I'd also considered possibly a lensing effect, in the case of a sphere.

the sun cannot shine on the moon at night. for round earthers, it's on the wrong side of the world. the moon is visible because it gives its own light, but it is similar to the sun: it is a spotlight, light coming from only one side. i have seen the aether spoken of here, and i believe that fills in the gaps in what i know, as it explains how the moon rotates so that only the illuminated side may face the earth.

Pure and utter bullshit. There are different surface features that are illuminated at different parts of the moon's cycle. You can observe the shadows cast along the terminator line from craters and mountains. Typical nonsense responses from FEers with next to no scientific knowledge.

http://wiki.tfes.org/The_Phases_of_the_Moon

Why does the moon look the same to everyone?

Q: Why does the moon and the phases look the same to everyone one earth regardless of where they are?
A: It doesn't. The phase you see varies depending on your location on earth. In FET this is explained by the different observers standing on either side of the moon. On one side it is right-side up, and on the other side it is upside down.
Imagine a green arrow suspended horizontally above your head pointing to the North. Standing 50 feet to the South of the arrow it is pointing "downwards" towards the Northern horizon. Standing 50 feet to the North of the arrow, looking back at it, it points "upwards" above your head to the North. The arrow flip-flops, pointing down or away from the horizon depending on which side you stand.
The lunar phase varies depending on where you stand on a Round Earth as well. Here is the RET explanation for why the moon turns upside down when you stand on either side of it: http://web.archive.org/web/20070218184023/http://www.seed.slb.com/qa2/FAQView.cfm?ID=1137

Jesus it's not as bad as this Flat Earth Wiki article about the colour of a Lunar Eclipse...

"The Lunar Eclipse is red because the light of the sun is shining through the edges of the Shadow Object which passes between the sun and moon during a Lunar Eclipse. The red tint occurs because the outer layers of the Shadow Object are not sufficiently dense. The Sun's light is powerful enough to shine through the outer layers of the Shadow Object, just as a flashlight is powerful enough to shine through your hand when you put it right up against your palm."

Talk about fudging together an explanation! How can they possibly draw parallels to shining a flashlight through your hand? That's a fleshy organic material with red blood cells! Is that what their "Shadow Object" is made of? If so, that's frankly, terrifying.

I would also love to know how in a Solar Eclipse, if the moon and sun are both identical sizes (32 miles in diameter I believe) then for one to obscure the other but still appear to be the same size they would have to be moving through one another... or at least very close...

Flat Moon?! The plot thickens

Quote from: richaddis on February 01, 2016, 10:17:19 AM

Flat Moon?! The plot thickens

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That is only a bit of thin-ness in the plot of the thick-ness of  the flat earth moon.

One thing I have read is that the moon is not illuminated by the sun. (Remember the sun is a spotlight that only shines down on the earth.) The moon is self-illuminated by a process called "bio-illuminescence" or something like that.

Another thing I have read is that this "self illumination" of the moon is caused by creatures called "moon-shrimp" or "moon-shramp." (I don't know what a "shramp" is  ) The phases of the moon are caused by these creatures migrating back and forth across the moon.The moon is bright where they are and dark where they are not.

Maybe some fe can correct me if I got it wrong. Help !

Paraphrasing Mark Twain.: "All I know is what I read on this website and that's my excuse for ignorance."

The spherical moon being mapped by grail, shows that the gravity is stronger on the near side then on the far side, with near side being heavier acts like the ballast of a ship. while the moon sales on the Space time curvature of the earth, and it is this ballast that keeps the near side facing the Earth.

Did i end a link?
 

Quote from: MouseWalker on February 04, 2016, 12:10:17 AM

The spherical moon being mapped by grail, shows that the gravity is stronger on the near side then on the far side, with near side being heavier acts like the ballast of a ship. while the moon sales on the Space time curvature of the earth, and it is this ballast that keeps the near side facing the Earth.

Did i end a link?
 

As I have no comeback on this, is this a good theory, and do I win a prize?

1) The Moon has to be flat because if it was a sphere or semi-sphere, people at different locations on Earth would see it totally differently.

This entire debate has become comical. These schizophrenic flat-earthers just keep coming up with the most random theories...and much of it based on crazy religious cult leaders from the 1800's. So far I have not seen a proof in any way or form to even support the claim that the earth is inded flat. Just a pile of conjecture and hypothesizing.

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