The existence of the North Pole star and the Southern Cross is enough evidence that the earth is round. On a flat earth, you should see the same constellations no matter where in the earth you are.
The Southern Cross was so important for celestial navigation on the southern hemisphere it’s in multiple flags (Brazil, Australia and New Zeeland, for example).
My favorite proof, and really it’s the reason I don’t argue with flat earthers anymore. The fact that the sky appears to rotate about two points opposite each other in the sky is unassailable proof that the Earth is round. If someone is willing to just ignore that, there’s literally no point talking to them about anything
Ooh good one. I wonder what the flat earth explanation for this is.
Anyhow, the persistent belief in something like a flat earth isn’t really a question of evidence.
To most people the way we understand the world around us is through the scientific method. As in I have not personally observed the results of testing vaccines on thousands of people to ensure that they are safe, but others have and others have reproduced their findings, so I’m happy to accept their published assertions.
However, there’s plenty of people for whom the scientific method is merely one belief system amongst many, and you can simply choose which group resonates with you.
Additionally science tells us all sorts of unpleasant things about ourselves that we don’t really want to hear. Why would I want to listen to “science” telling me I need to exercise more when this nice lady on facebook tells me that this crystal can realign my chakras and restore my health.
The flat earth explanation for this is that the celestial bodies, sun, moon, planets, distant stars, do not exist and the light show in the sky is projected by Big They.
Yup, all it takes is a single set of eyes, even a mediocre sence of direction, and a decent memory for stars on the celestial sphere for one person to definitively prove the Earth is round. If you can accurately measure stars, you don’t even need to do Erastosthene’s challenge with the sun.
The existence of the North Pole star and the Southern Cross is enough evidence that the earth is round. On a flat earth, you should see the same constellations no matter where in the earth you are.
The Southern Cross was so important for celestial navigation on the southern hemisphere it’s in multiple flags (Brazil, Australia and New Zeeland, for example).
My favorite proof, and really it’s the reason I don’t argue with flat earthers anymore. The fact that the sky appears to rotate about two points opposite each other in the sky is unassailable proof that the Earth is round. If someone is willing to just ignore that, there’s literally no point talking to them about anything
Ooh good one. I wonder what the flat earth explanation for this is.
Anyhow, the persistent belief in something like a flat earth isn’t really a question of evidence.
To most people the way we understand the world around us is through the scientific method. As in I have not personally observed the results of testing vaccines on thousands of people to ensure that they are safe, but others have and others have reproduced their findings, so I’m happy to accept their published assertions.
However, there’s plenty of people for whom the scientific method is merely one belief system amongst many, and you can simply choose which group resonates with you.
Additionally science tells us all sorts of unpleasant things about ourselves that we don’t really want to hear. Why would I want to listen to “science” telling me I need to exercise more when this nice lady on facebook tells me that this crystal can realign my chakras and restore my health.
The flat earth explanation for this is that the celestial bodies, sun, moon, planets, distant stars, do not exist and the light show in the sky is projected by Big They.
What if they just go “but what if the stars are fake?”?
Yeah, Eratosthenes already knew it was round.
What he did with the two sticks (and paying a guy to take a damn long walk) was measure it.
And he was only off by like single digit percentages.
Yup, all it takes is a single set of eyes, even a mediocre sence of direction, and a decent memory for stars on the celestial sphere for one person to definitively prove the Earth is round. If you can accurately measure stars, you don’t even need to do Erastosthene’s challenge with the sun.