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Old 1st December 2017, 09:27 AM   #161
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Originally Posted by BillC View Post
Behold the flat Earth wiki: https://wiki.tfes.org/The_Flat_Earth_Wiki

Ye gods, that intro page is a piece of work. Could do with one small tweak, though:


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Throughout the years it has become a duty of each Flat Earth Society member, to meet the common round earther in the open, avowed, and unyielding rebellion; to declare that his reign of error and confusion is over; and that henceforth, like a falling dynasty, he must shrink and disappear, leaving the throne and the kingdom of science and philosophy to those awakeningdiminished intellects whose numbers are constantly increasing, and whose march is rapid and irresistible.

There, now I can agree somewhat.
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Old 1st December 2017, 09:27 AM   #162
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Originally Posted by PhantomWolf View Post
Wow,

You're telling me.


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using this logic we can't have water pressure without a container either

1. Logic, eh? Post the Syllogism...?
2. False Equivalence Fallacy. Water (Liquid) is NOT a GAS ...even though they're both arbitrarily classified as Fluids.
3. Show water Pressure with Water CONTAINER-LESS...?


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Same for pilots and mountaineers, and anyone that lives in Denver that tell us that atmospheric pressure decreases as you increase in altitude.

Non-Sequitur Fallacy resulting from a Straw Man. The mere fact that Air Pressure decreases with altitude doesn't IPSO FACTO Validate a Vacuum attached to a Non-Vacuum.
You let me know when you're ready to discuss the ACTUAL Argument. K?



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Seems that there are a lot of people in on this hoax.

Alot of people indoctrinated then adhering to Fairytales.


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Old 1st December 2017, 09:30 AM   #163
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Originally Posted by alexi_drago View Post
Do you really expect anything sensible from someone who believes the earth is flat?

1. Appeal to Ridicule (Fallacy).

2. Coming from someone who 'believes' (Short List):

a. Ink/Paper/Glue Molecules can Author Technical Instruction Manuals/Blue-Prints.
b. Something can come from Nothing, "Naturally".
c. Giraffes come from Bacteria...if given enough time.
d. Can't even explain "THE" in word or thought without contradicting your Fairytale Scientifically Falsified 'Religion' ... Philosophical Naturalism/Realism aka: atheism.
e. Lives on a Spinning-Ball hurling through space at 1,907,600 mph in several different directions, simultaneously!!

Perhaps "EXTREME CAUTION" is advised in assessing the 'sensibility' of others until you deal with those Personal Shroom-Induced Comas.


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Old 1st December 2017, 09:31 AM   #164
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I hope everyone saw the map on there, and the caveats which stop anyone actually using it to rubbish the claims it makes.
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Old 1st December 2017, 09:35 AM   #165
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Originally Posted by Daniel View Post
1. Appeal to Motive/Intent (Fallacy).

2. Well you can't have a Flat/Non-Spinning/Domed/Geocentric Earth in Shangri-La, the "Jig is Up" in a Prima Facie sorta way.

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1. You have completely misunderstood the appeal to motive fallacy. For it to apply in this case, your motive for promoting a flat earth would be questioned in an effort to undermine your "argument".

2. Questioning what possible motive the entire scientific world could have for constructing an insanely elaborate conspiracy to lie about the geometry of this planet is perfectly reasonable. In fact, it's essential.

3. I have no idea what Shangri-la has to do with the motive for lying about Earth not being flat, not being the center of reality and gravity not existing. Please explain.
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Non-Sequitur Fallacy resulting from a Straw Man. The mere fact that Air Pressure decreases with altitude doesn't IPSO FACTO Validate a Vacuum attached to a Non-Vacuum.
Yes, in fact, it does exactly that. "Vacuum" is an inexact term when used in this context to describe outer space, where the pressure is in fact non-zero but many orders of magnitude below atmospheric pressure; typically it falls in the range below 10-10 atmospheres. The fact, therefore, that air pressure in the atmosphere varies with altitude demonstrates that pressure differences in gas do not require a solid physical boundary. There is no special exception to this finding that prevents it applying to arbitrarily low pressures.

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Old 1st December 2017, 09:38 AM   #167
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3. I have no idea what Shangri-la has to do with the motive for lying about Earth not being flat, not being the center of reality and gravity not existing. Please explain.
I'm pretty sure it's a vital component of the Chewbacca Defense.

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Old 1st December 2017, 09:44 AM   #168
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Perhaps "EXTREME CAUTION" is advised in assessing the 'sensibility' of others until you deal with those Personal Shroom-Induced Comas.regards
Sensibility does not refer to how sensible the subject is.
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Old 1st December 2017, 09:48 AM   #169
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Also note: just because they say LOS, doesn't mean the missile magically disappears if the target dips below the horizon.

The LOS is between the Ship's Tracking Radar and The Target. If the Target is below "The Horizon" ...then the Target couldn't be Illuminated by the Tracking Radar to begin with.




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You fire it, you keep LOS, if you lose LOS, oh well.

Unbelievable. You don't FIRE IT unless you have LOS to the Target by the Tracking Radar, Skipper.
If you lose LOS... You MISS. It's a Football Bat



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And LOS can be pretty high above sea level at 35 miles, including curvature.

LOS is from the Tracking Radar "ON THE SHIP". Is it your contention that ships are 35 Miles above Sea Level?


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Old 1st December 2017, 09:54 AM   #170
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Not 'believe', we "KNOW"; Big Difference.

There are no Pictures "Photographs" of the Earth merely CGI (Computer Generated Images); Two very different animals.
What is your basis for this assertion, aside from the fact that the pictures, if genuine, would prove Flat Earthers to be wrong?
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Old 1st December 2017, 09:57 AM   #171
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Originally Posted by Daniel View Post
The LOS is between the Ship's Tracking Radar and The Target. If the Target is below "The Horizon" ...then the Target couldn't be Illuminated by the Tracking Radar to begin with.
So, there should be no limit on a flat world?
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Old 1st December 2017, 09:58 AM   #172
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Has there been a response from flat earther's to Neil Degrasse Tyson's tweet?
https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/934906611088359426

In preparing for this question I took a look at what flat Earther theory has to say about eclipses. I only found a video about solar eclipses.

I have one for you...

How can a Total Solar Eclipses project a Path of Totality Shadow... 30 TIMES SMALLER than the MOON'S DIAMETER ???

There's NO POSSIBLE way an object can project a Shadow "SMALLER" than it's own Diameter !!
It's Kooky Talk.

Moreover, if with a Total Solar Eclipse the Path of Totality Shadow is 70 Miles Wide (SEE: Last August)...THEN...with Lunar Eclipses, the Shadow of the Earth on the Moon should be... 256 FRIGGIN MILES IN DIAMETER !!!



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The explanation there seems to be that the sun rotates around the flat earth above the plane that the moon is in. Periodically the moon gets between the sun and the Earth and blocks the the sun's light from reaching earth.

How are Lunar eclipses explained if the flat earth solar eclipse theory is correct? What blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon during a lunar eclipse if the sun is in a plane above the moon?

1. This isn't a "Scientific Theory". By the mere fact that you categorized it as such, reveals you couldn't Pass 5th Grade General Science.

2. I can't say for sure, and neither can you. Watch...

a. What Phenomenon was Observed...?
b. Post the Formal Scientific Hypothesis then EXPERIMENT that validates your claim...?
c. Highlight the "Independent Variable" that was used in the TEST...?
d. Post the Null Hypothesis that was Rejected/Falsified...?

Go ahead...?


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Old 1st December 2017, 09:59 AM   #173
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The LOS is between the Ship's Tracking Radar and The Target. If the Target is below "The Horizon" ...then the Target couldn't be Illuminated by the Tracking Radar to begin with.
You sure about that? Because you posted an article that said that they bounce radar signals off the ionsphere.

Sphere again! That word just keep coming up in all the stuff you post.
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Old 1st December 2017, 10:02 AM   #174
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But what keeps the sea from flowing away?

It's in a Container. What's next... How to make a Sandwich?


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Liquids have to be kept in a container!
Correct. But they don't have to be "Enclosed" (360).



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All those pictures of the sea must be fake because it must really be under glass.

Really, Why?


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I wonder why atmospheric pressure falls with altitude?

Begging The Question Fallacy: How do you have Atmospheric Pressure (Gas Pressure) to begin with WITHOUT a Container...?


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I'm pretty sure it's a vital component of the Chewbacca Defense.

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I see, the old ignoratio elenchi fallacy. I'm still interested in what Daniel thinks is the motive behind this spectacular enterprise.
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Old 1st December 2017, 10:04 AM   #176
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Oh, and gravity doesn't exist either. Obviously.

Which 'gravity'... Einstienian or Newtonian ??

a. Is gravity a Force?
b. Is 'gravity' a Scientific Law or Scientific Theory?
c. What is the CAUSE of 'gravity'...?


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There's NO POSSIBLE way an object can project a Shadow "SMALLER" than it's own Diameter !!
It can if the thing casting the light is really big.
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Originally Posted by Daniel View Post

There's NO POSSIBLE way an object can project a Shadow "SMALLER" than it's own Diameter !!
Sure about that?

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How can a Total Solar Eclipses project a Path of Totality Shadow... 30 TIMES SMALLER than the MOON'S DIAMETER ???
Geometry. See http://discovermagazine.com/2017/sep...lipse-geometry, for example.

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There's NO POSSIBLE way an object can project a Shadow "SMALLER" than it's own Diameter !!
Again, geometry; if the illuminating object is larger than the object casting the shadow, then the cross-section of the shadow is inevitably smaller than the cross-section of the object.

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Moreover, if with a Total Solar Eclipse the Path of Totality Shadow is 70 Miles Wide (SEE: Last August)...THEN...with Lunar Eclipses, the Shadow of the Earth on the Moon should be... 256 FRIGGIN MILES IN DIAMETER !!!
And again, geometry; see http://www.eclipsegeeks.com/geometry...pse/4563655735, for example.

You could do the arithmetic yourself, but I'm pretty sure you're too lazy.

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There's NO POSSIBLE way an object can project a Shadow "SMALLER" than it's own Diameter !!
It's Kooky Talk.
Try moving the object closer to a larger light source and see what happens to the shadow.

I think you will find a "kooky" result!

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Begging The Question Fallacy: How do you have Atmospheric Pressure (Gas Pressure) to begin with WITHOUT a Container...?
Nope. We observe that the measured pressure at sea level has a certain value. We observe that the measured pressure at another, higher level has a different, smaller value. We may therefore infer that measured pressure varies with altitude. What is the basis for your claim that this variation can extend over a sufficiently large range to be perceived without measuring equipment but yet is unable to extend over several orders of magnitude?

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And it would be against, for example, "high-diving threats," "attack aircraft" and "helicopters" that its maximum range would be of use and practically achievable

Factually Incorrect (AGAIN):

"ESSM (RIM 162) offers naval combatants reliable self-defence and high fire-power. The missile can be launched from surface ships to destroy threats that include high speed, highly maneuvering anti-ship cruise missiles, low velocity air threats (LVATs), high-diving threats and SURFACE-BASED TARGETS. It can also engage attack aircraft, helicopters and SHIPS."
http://www.naval-technology.com/proj...-missile-essm/

Which part of this ^^^^ is particularly confusing?



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; alternatively, using a stand-off aircraft to paint the target would allow over-the-horizon use.

Factually Incorrect. That Capability is not Available for another 3 Years...

"Unlike RIM-7 SEASPARROW missile and ESSM Block 1, Block 2’s active seeker will support terminal engagement without the launch ship’s target illumination radars. Between the semi-active capabilities that Block 1 brings and the active capabilities that Block 2 will bring, the Consortium’s warfighters will have the best of both worlds when it comes to ship self defenses."
http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities..._evolution.pdf

"The Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) Block II, an improved short-range, ship-based missile that counters attacks by multiple cruise missiles at low altitude, as well as adversary jamming and radar deception. It will be fielded in 2020 with 80 missiles going to the fleet."
http://docs.house.gov/meetings/AS/AS...J-20130918.pdf

Ergo... Please tell me How the ESSM Block 1 has been Engaging SURFACE BASED TARGETS at more than 50 km with the Fire Control Radars on SHIPS... FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS ?(!!!!)

Ya hear that sound?? That's you're Fairytale "Spinning Sphere" circling the Drain at Light Speed.




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But you've already had it explained to you that it was originally a repurposed air-to-air missile

The Original Guidance System for the NATO Sea Sparrow was that of a Norwegian Tank!!

You fanciful UNSUPPORTED "Just-So" Story explanations are not Valid Explanations.



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prevents you from replying to that.

Replying to what? More Trainwrecks (Thanks!! btw ) like you posted above?

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Do you have any associates who can assist with your scriptwriting? I think some aspects of your character and dialogue need external input.

Appeal to Ridicule Fallacy.


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Which 'gravity'... Einstienian or Newtonian ??

a. Is gravity a Force?
b. Is 'gravity' a Scientific Law or Scientific Theory?
c. What is the CAUSE of 'gravity'...?


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a. It's a phenomenon which results in the exertion of a force.
b. Both.
c. The effect of mass interacting with space-time.
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And now you have to resort to cherry picking. Sad.

The Actual "Sad" part is not SUPPORTING your Generalized Ipse Dixit Baseless 'bare' Assertion Fallacy here.


Do have a 'coherent' Substantive argument/position supporting your Fairytale 'Spinning-Ball' Religion ?


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Which part of this ^^^^ is particularly confusing?
To you, apparently, the word "and".

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Ergo... Please tell me How the ESSM Block 1 has been Engaging SURFACE BASED TARGETS at more than 50 km with the Fire Control Radars on SHIPS... FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS ?(!!!!)
You have no evidence to suggest that it has; you simply have the deliberate confabulation of the range of a missile, determined primarily by its fuel capacity, with the limitation imposed on the range for one specific use of that missile, despite the fact that the very links and excerpts you post indicate that it has other uses (there's that tricky word "and," you see) such as anti-aircraft where the greater missile range would be significant.

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The Original Guidance System for the NATO Sea Sparrow was that of a Norwegian Tank!!
The Sea Sparrow, as its name suggests, is an adaptation of the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile for ship-based use.

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Appeal to Ridicule Fallacy.
No, a genuine attempt to assist you with the character you're portraying. You can play it for laughs up to a point, but you've gone a little too far for plausibility.

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He was not doing that, he was simply pointing out the source,

Which was me. lol

And why was he pointing out the source (Save for a Genetic Fallacy)?


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and in any event, challenging the credibility of one's claims is not fallacious.

It is when it fails and in lieu of an Argument/Position.



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Which is something someone can see from the top of Mount Everest which at 29,029 Feet, the Horizon is at 208 Miles because the Earth is not flat.

Really? Define "HORIZON"...?


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"NASA successfully launched its football-stadium-sized, heavy-lift super pressure balloon (SPB) from Wanaka, New Zealand, at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, April 25 (6:50 p.m. April 24 in U.S. Eastern Time), on a mission designed to run 100 or more days floating at 110,000 feet (33.5 km) about the globe in the southern hemisphere's mid-latitude band."

Did you mean to quote another source showing the fact that the earth is round?

1. I CITED the Reference to show EXPLICITLY that 'satellites' are on "BALLOONS"; not to show the earth was flat....That's what the NATO Sea Sparrow is for.
2. Round and Flat aren't Mutually Exclusive. Pizzas are Round and...Flat. LP's are Round and...Flat.




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By the way, if the Earth was flat, you could see that balloon at all times from anywhere on the globe

1. This is Incoherent.
2. Only if you're Steve Austin.


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Really? Define "HORIZON"...?


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Really! I mean, you just said that. I am simply quoting you, where you said that at 29,029 Feet, the Horizon is at 208 Miles.

Which means..... hint hint... the earth is not flat!

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Excellent! Now you have just rebutted your earlier claim that the pressure of the atmosphere is dependent on its "container".

What on Earth??

My Claim was in order to have Atmospheric Pressure (Gas Pressure) to begin with you must have a Container. It's Prima Facie Indubitable to Incoherent 2nd Graders.



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And citing to papers mentioning the globe and hemispheres.

Well then, since they said "Globe" and "Hemispheres"...it must be TRUE !!


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1. I CITED the Reference to show EXPLICITLY that 'satellites' are on "BALLOONS"; not to show the earth was flat....That's what the NATO Sea Sparrow is for.
2. Round and Flat aren't Mutually Exclusive. Pizzas are Round and...Flat. LP's are Round and...Flat.


1. This is Incoherent.
2. Only if you're Steve Austin.


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Pizzas are not globes, pizzas are not spheres. But think if they were! Yummy!

protip; try not to say that something is "incoherent" and then respond with a comment that shows that it is not incoherent at all. Now why could Steve Austin see it? Because he had a extreme telescopic magnification and infrared capabilities! You know what else has extreme telescopic magnification? A telescope! Yay!
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Old 1st December 2017, 10:48 AM   #191
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Originally Posted by threadworm View Post
Not an ad hom, merely pointing out how lazy you are by not posting anything original here.

It is an Ad Hom.
Errr...it was Originally, "MINE".




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There are rules about that sort of thing, in addition to it being common courtesy.

Really, do tell...?



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Old 1st December 2017, 10:51 AM   #192
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Daniel, do you assert that if you go west 10,000 - 20,000 miles that you reach some kind of barrier or patrol force that will stop you from proceeding?
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Old 1st December 2017, 10:51 AM   #193
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What on Earth??

My Claim was in order to have Atmospheric Pressure (Gas Pressure) to begin with you must have a Container. It's Prima Facie Indubitable to Incoherent 2nd Graders

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I know, you just said that and you just proved it wrong! Which was so fun!

You said you needed a container, but then said as you go up the mountain the pressure drops. Unless you are suggesting that we are going through a bunch of containers, you have managed to prove your claim: "in order to have Atmospheric Pressure (Gas Pressure) to begin with you must have a Container" prima facie false!

Heck one might say It's Prima Facie Indubitable to Incoherent 2nd Graders!

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Old 1st December 2017, 10:57 AM   #194
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Quick aside... How do we determine it's indubitable to these 2nd Graders if they are incoherent?
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Originally Posted by Imhotep View Post
Quick aside... How do we determine it's indubitable to these 2nd Graders if they are incoherent?
prima facially of course!

Heck you can see that from the top of Everest without a telescope!
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Old 1st December 2017, 11:03 AM   #196
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1. You have completely misunderstood the appeal to motive fallacy. For it to apply in this case, your motive for promoting a flat earth would be questioned in an effort to undermine your "argument".

Factually Incorrect, you're misunderstanding it. He was Appealing to Motive/Intent for the Entire Case.



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2. Questioning what possible motive the entire scientific world could have for constructing an insanely elaborate conspiracy to lie about the geometry of this planet is perfectly reasonable. In fact, it's essential.

1. Thanks!!

You know when you're sitting in class for a week daydreaming---not paying any attention to the blocks of instruction, and the Professor suddenly exclaims, "TEST tomorrow, any questions?". "Hopefully" you realize you're trapped in a dilemma, sort of a "Catch 22". You absolutely need to ask questions BUT.... if you ask any questions "You're Exposed", the Professor along with everybody and their sister knows EXACTLY where you are at. This is what's happening now...to you.

Ya See Sir...

The sine qua non of "Science" is The Scientific Method.
The sine qua non of The Scientific Method is "Experiments" (Hypothesis Tests).
The sine qua non of Experiments is "Hypothesis".

"The Scientific Method is Hypothesis-Driven;"
http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~pyo22/s...ypothesis.html

A Scientific Hypothesis is your Experiment Statement; it expresses a TESTABLE proposed *CAUSE and EFFECT* Relationship - (The Phenomena that was Observed in Step 1) . It's a classic: "If" this "Then" that, motif.

"A Scientific Hypothesis is based on CAUSE-EFFECT reasoning. A scientific hypothesis does not merely state X and Y may be related, but EXPLAINS WHY they are related.
Loehle, C: Becoming a Successful Scientist -- Strategic Thinking for Scientific Discovery; Cambridge University Press, p. 57, 2010

Because Experiments (Hypothesis Tests) ONLY adjudicate 'Cause and Effect' --- How/Why questions. Whatever SHAPE something is (Flat, Sphere, or Spinning/Not Spinning ect)...is a "WHAT/IS" question; it's tantamount to asking:

How/Why is a Breadbox Rectangular, True or False??

i.e., You can NEVER formulate a Viable Alternative Hypothesis;
Ergo...you can NEVER formulate a Viable Null Hypothesis;
Ergo...This isn't "Science"!!

Ergo... by you merely claiming/contemplating this (let alone explicitly appealing to it...like you just did), unequivocally demonstrates that you wouldn't know what ACTUAL "Science" was if it landed on your head, spun around, and WHISTLED DIXIE!!

You just EXPOSED yourself, you'd "FAIL" 5th Grade General Science.


2. Oh and...Appeal to Motive/Intent (Fallacy).




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I have no idea what Shangri-la has to do with the motive for lying about Earth not being flat, not being the center of reality and gravity not existing. Please explain.

Well a: Flat/Non-Spinning/Domed/Geocentric Earth is Prima Facie Screaming "A CREATOR" for those that can barely 'fog a mirror' ...and you can't have that here in Shangri-La Fairytale Land.


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Old 1st December 2017, 11:07 AM   #197
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Originally Posted by Imhotep View Post
Quick aside... How do we determine it's indubitable to these 2nd Graders if they are incoherent?
You read it in the shadows they cast and the gas they contain.................
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Daniel,

How do you explain the flight times of commercial aircraft? They are consistent with a round Earth, not a flat one.

Clearly airline pilots would have to be in on the "conspiracy" to keep the "truth" secret. Why have none of them come forward with a confession?

What's the motive? Why go to all the trouble of faking a round Earth?

How can ANYONE get ALL the countries of the world to join in on such a massive conspiracy?
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Is it fair to assume that Daniel believes that the earth is accelerating at a constant 32 ft per second square?

If so, I would love to hear some discussion of why it accelerates more at lower elevations than it does at higher elevations.

I mean, the front bumper of my car doesn't accelerate less than the rear bumper of my car. Without me running over it, that is.

Assuming we get the pressure thing worked out to everyone's satisfaction first. One thing at a time is fine by me.
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Old 1st December 2017, 11:12 AM   #200
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Originally Posted by Daniel View Post
Well a: Flat/Non-Spinning/Domed/Geocentric Earth is Prima Facie Screaming "A CREATOR" for those that can barely 'fog a mirror' ...and you can't have that here in Shangri-La Fairytale Land.
Can you explain further? What makes a flat earth more likely a creation of god than a spherical earth? Thanks.
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