Andrew, another great article. I have to say that I had always wondered about the earth being flat or a globe growing up. You didn’t dare ever say that though out loud. I came across flat earth items recently too and there were many logical points made in what I listened to and read, just like the items in your article. The globe being displayed in schools, on tv, in movies, even Universal Studios use of a globe before their movies
All seem like examples of programming In my opinion. Anyways, Thank you for writing another article and please continue.
I would like recommend your book to anyone who reads this article. I read your book and my wife is reading it now.
Aric, thanks so much for your kind words. I was going to talk about the "globe as propaganda" idea in this post but it is a big enough subject I decided I would tackle it in a future post dedicated to that subject. When you consider the idea that the earth isn't a globe the images of the globe (especially in programming aimed at children) really stands out.
Excellent article. I hope folks get the thesis of the article and don't get wrapped up in a flat/sphere debate. I'm firmly in the I-don't-know camp. "I loves me a good flat earth argument", but suffice it to say, no one has driven a nail in the coffin for me from either side.The strongest argument in favor of your thesis is a healthy understanding of the sick human condition.
The pastor of the last church I went to regularly was an old-earther. I'm a young-earther. When I suggested Isiah 45:12 to explain the possibility that time isn't a steady-state, the pastor's wife said I was "making God out to be a liar". The pastor would often say "You don't need to check your brain at the door" when anyone would suggest anything resembling a literal, young-earth understanding of scripture. These two were/are solid, solid believers and I look forward to being with them again. But they are typical of how deep these roots are that keep our minds closed to new ideas about reality.
What would you say if I told you that I "cured" the mastitis in one of my cows using a device that "treated" a few drops of the expressed milk? The cow was in the barn, the device & drops in the kitchen, and the drops discarded after. "Bullcrap nut-job idea" was my response to the suggestion. It would be like curing someone of baldness by treating a snip of his hair. Things just aren't as they appear is all I have to say about reality. "Spooky", as Einstein would say. (mastitis=a bacterial infection of the mammary gland)
The lesson from the cow experiment, and many lessons like it, is it is best to start with the most God-honoring interpretation of scripture and take him at his word, which in your case supports the "non-ball" earth position very well.
David, thanks for taking the time to read and comment. No worries if you still want to unsubscribe, but if you like the other topics I've covered before this post I will definitely be covering them again.
Heidi, thank you for reading and commenting. I should have clarified some of those claims a little better but at the same my goal isn't necessarily to convince everyone who reads the post to agree with me, just to get people to look into it for themselves. I think earth curvature is tougher to definitively prove or disprove on land as opposed to a large body of water. I'm not familiar with the view from the Stratosphere but I don't think the shape of the land near there would disprove flat earth anymore than standing in Kansas would prove it. Here is one example in the San Juan Islands but there are a lot of these videos in many places. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVdCX2OVPEo . Are these the right Scott Kelly photos? https://neeva.com/search?q=Scott%20Kelly%20Photos&c=Image&src=InternalSearchLink&qid=%221660687344083987881~1~8d82243c530adf1f5532f7ffa54230342503a3f6%22
Planes have been flying for a century. How old is this "locking into runway" technology? I'm someone agnostic in this argument, so I tend to poke holes at all ideas. I wonder if it isn't flat--like a 2D pancake, but rounded, like an ice-cream cone? And if it is flat, what's on the other side? The palm of God is the only thing that makes any sense.
Chris, thanks for your support of RRN and for taking the time to read and comment. As far as I know there aren't any actual flat-earthers that believe in the pancake. The pancake is just the strawman presentation of flat earth put out for the sake of debunking. Images of Biblical Cosmology or enclosed cosmology are usually more accurate. https://cathedral.org.sg/uploads/blog_post_pictures/Cosmogony1.jpg
Andrew, another great article. I have to say that I had always wondered about the earth being flat or a globe growing up. You didn’t dare ever say that though out loud. I came across flat earth items recently too and there were many logical points made in what I listened to and read, just like the items in your article. The globe being displayed in schools, on tv, in movies, even Universal Studios use of a globe before their movies
All seem like examples of programming In my opinion. Anyways, Thank you for writing another article and please continue.
I would like recommend your book to anyone who reads this article. I read your book and my wife is reading it now.
Aric
Aric, thanks so much for your kind words. I was going to talk about the "globe as propaganda" idea in this post but it is a big enough subject I decided I would tackle it in a future post dedicated to that subject. When you consider the idea that the earth isn't a globe the images of the globe (especially in programming aimed at children) really stands out.
Excellent article. I hope folks get the thesis of the article and don't get wrapped up in a flat/sphere debate. I'm firmly in the I-don't-know camp. "I loves me a good flat earth argument", but suffice it to say, no one has driven a nail in the coffin for me from either side.The strongest argument in favor of your thesis is a healthy understanding of the sick human condition.
The pastor of the last church I went to regularly was an old-earther. I'm a young-earther. When I suggested Isiah 45:12 to explain the possibility that time isn't a steady-state, the pastor's wife said I was "making God out to be a liar". The pastor would often say "You don't need to check your brain at the door" when anyone would suggest anything resembling a literal, young-earth understanding of scripture. These two were/are solid, solid believers and I look forward to being with them again. But they are typical of how deep these roots are that keep our minds closed to new ideas about reality.
What would you say if I told you that I "cured" the mastitis in one of my cows using a device that "treated" a few drops of the expressed milk? The cow was in the barn, the device & drops in the kitchen, and the drops discarded after. "Bullcrap nut-job idea" was my response to the suggestion. It would be like curing someone of baldness by treating a snip of his hair. Things just aren't as they appear is all I have to say about reality. "Spooky", as Einstein would say. (mastitis=a bacterial infection of the mammary gland)
The lesson from the cow experiment, and many lessons like it, is it is best to start with the most God-honoring interpretation of scripture and take him at his word, which in your case supports the "non-ball" earth position very well.
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David, thanks for taking the time to read and comment. No worries if you still want to unsubscribe, but if you like the other topics I've covered before this post I will definitely be covering them again.
Heidi, thank you for reading and commenting. I should have clarified some of those claims a little better but at the same my goal isn't necessarily to convince everyone who reads the post to agree with me, just to get people to look into it for themselves. I think earth curvature is tougher to definitively prove or disprove on land as opposed to a large body of water. I'm not familiar with the view from the Stratosphere but I don't think the shape of the land near there would disprove flat earth anymore than standing in Kansas would prove it. Here is one example in the San Juan Islands but there are a lot of these videos in many places. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVdCX2OVPEo . Are these the right Scott Kelly photos? https://neeva.com/search?q=Scott%20Kelly%20Photos&c=Image&src=InternalSearchLink&qid=%221660687344083987881~1~8d82243c530adf1f5532f7ffa54230342503a3f6%22
Planes have been flying for a century. How old is this "locking into runway" technology? I'm someone agnostic in this argument, so I tend to poke holes at all ideas. I wonder if it isn't flat--like a 2D pancake, but rounded, like an ice-cream cone? And if it is flat, what's on the other side? The palm of God is the only thing that makes any sense.
Chris, thanks for your support of RRN and for taking the time to read and comment. As far as I know there aren't any actual flat-earthers that believe in the pancake. The pancake is just the strawman presentation of flat earth put out for the sake of debunking. Images of Biblical Cosmology or enclosed cosmology are usually more accurate. https://cathedral.org.sg/uploads/blog_post_pictures/Cosmogony1.jpg