Infinite plane and a dome.

Hey everyone,
I have a question about the FET, or more specifically, the Infinite Plane theory. The FET posits that the Earth is a flat disc enclosed in a dome/ firmament that has all the stars/ sun/ moon as part of this dome (kind of like cosmic spotlights). Now, the Infinite Plane theory posits that the Earth is a disc(?) that goes on forever and ever, and the only tangible distance would be the thickness of the Earth.

Now, let's look at some pictures of domes.





We can positively state, without any reasonable doubt, that a dome would have to circle the outside of the Earth. That's how domes work. On an infinite plane, the dome would either have to be infinite, which is impossible considering that FET's claim to know how "far away" the dome is (they have a rough estimate of the distance to the sun); or, the dome would have to encircle the Earth, BUT NOT THE REST OF THE UNIVERSE.

My question to you is: a) How can a dome be infinite? b) If it's not, what is outside of the dome?

I have a question about the FET, or more specifically, the Infinite Plane theory.

The infinite plane is physically impossible, therefore you can't made a theory based on such creation. But for the sake of argument lets asusme that it is possible.

My question to you is: a) How can a dome be infinite?

Look at Gauss curve and rotate it in space around it's axis of symmetry.  This should give you an idea.

But I'm not an expert, so I'll leave a place for others.

I don't think there's a dome at all, but if there were a dome on the infinite plane, it would only cover the known part of earth. Maybe outside this dome there are more domes, or maybe it's just frozen wasteland forever.

I think John Davis thinks it is an infinite sphere, and the density is such that gravity is 9.8.

I think John Davis thinks it is an infinite sphere,

I wish I knew what he means by an infinite sphere. He never asnwered my question about that 

Quote from: origamiscienceguy on September 13, 2016, 11:47:35 AM

I think John Davis thinks it is an infinite sphere,

I wish I knew what he means by an infinite sphere. He never asnwered my question about that 

It's just likening sounds. The earth is an infinite sphere, which mean-spirited looks like an infinite plane.

Quote from: origamiscienceguy on September 13, 2016, 11:47:35 AM

I think John Davis thinks it is an infinite sphere,

I wish I knew what he means by an infinite sphere. He never asnwered my question about that 

Are all "infinities" the same? If x is infinite what is x²? Is that a "bigger infinity"?

An infinite area plane with a finite thickness has an infinite volume (∞ x finite = ∞).

So a sphere with infinite volume would have to be an "infinite sphere", infinite volume and infinite radius.


Now, unscramble your brain, if you can! The study of "zero" and "infinity" is not a simple topic and I believe John Davis wants to keep us as confused as possible.

Infinite sphere had to be made of very thin gas to have gravitational acceleration of only 9.8 m/s².
And surface of infinite sphere is plane big enough to locally be considered infinite.
On such plane gravitational acceleration wouldn't decrease with altitude.

Thinking of it as plane or not, distance to center of infinite sphere doesn't change at any altitude, so g is constant too.

"On" real Earth, at 1000 kilometers high, g is 7.33 m/s².

Looked at the thread and... "infinite sphere" sounds like a oxymoron.