We have recently seen an increase in the numbers of people who believe that the earth is flat. We believe that the earth is in the shape of a sphere. The challenge for those who believe in a flat earth is to answer this question – Does what you believe to be true match reality? We would ask them to explain the following phenomena and concepts in light of a “flat earth”:
- The apparent spherical shapes of the sun and its planets
- Law of gravity
- Newton’s 3 laws of motion
- Kepler’s 3 laws of planetary motion
- Antarctica is the fifth largest continent on earth
- Travel across the Antarctica – how to explain?
- One can take an airplane flight across the Antarctica as well as across the Arctic
- Flying from Australia to certain parts of the Antarctic would take a long time.
- It takes longer to fly from Boston to Seattle than from Seattle to Boston
- Can’t see objects in a distance (8″ over 1 mile) over the horizon (over land)
- Can’t see objects in a distance (8″ over 1 mile) over the horizon (over water – refraction)
- Coriolis effect
- Foucault Pendulum
- Scale to measure distance between two places on a map of “Flat Earth” cannot be shown
- How does the sun (and moon) rotate in the sky (without gravity)?
- How does the moon create tides?
- Seasons cannot be explained on a map of “Flat Earth”
- Sun can never illuminate the “Ice Wall” at the same time
- Solar and lunar eclipses
- Can’t predict start, stop and trajectory of a solar eclipse
- What are the sizes of the sun, moon, stars in the sky?
- FE Sun and Moon are 32 mile diameter disks revolving 3000 miles above the earth
- Sunrise and sunset, with or without a dome
- Longitude (meridian) and Latitude lines on 1892 Gleason Map
- Communication satellites around the earth
- How does GPS work on a FE?
- What causes the earth’s magnetic field?
- Magnetic field protects the earth.
- Various factors which must be corrected for on a battleship.
The Ten Things All Flat Earthers Say:
- Gravity makes no sense – buoyancy and density
- I should not see this thing, but I do – earth must be flat
- Water doesn’t curve, and water finds its own level – electromagnetic force
- Perplexed about how the earth’s atmosphere exists next to the vacuum of space
- How can water stick to a ball spinning at 1000 miles per hour – gravity
- Moonlight is colder
- Water cannot flow up – north/up
- The earth is closer to the sun in summer than in winter
- Science is a religion – scientism
- We have all been indoctrinated by government, teachers, etc.
Ten Challenges for Flat Earthers:
- The map proposed by FE’ers does not match reality
References:
- Falling Flat: A Refutation of Flat Earth Claims. Book by Dr. Danny Faulkner, 2019.
- Debunking the Flat Earth (with Dr. Danny Faulkner). Answers In Genesis interview, June 17, 2020.
- The Coriolis Effect, the Foucault Pendulum, and the Flat-Earth Movement. Dr. Danny Faulkner, AIG, November 17, 2020.
- Refuting Flat Earth, Dr. Rob Carter. Creation.com, May 20, 2020.
- The flat-earth myth and creationism. Jerry Bergman, August 2009.
- “Flat Earth? The Bible And Science Say No!” Featuring Dr Robert Carter. CMI SuperConference, 2019.
- Bible Science Forum search. Dr. John Hartnett.
- The Flat Earth Psyop. Presentation by Dr. John Hartnett, May 2, 2023.
- Coriolis Effect at the Equator: Evidence Against a Stationary or a Flat Earth. Dr. John Hartnett, July 8, 2023.
- 8 Places on Earth Where the Sun Never Sets | Midnight Sun Countries. World Mystery, February 18, 2023.
- The Work of His Hands. Jeff Williams (astronaut), 2012.
- What Would Happen if the Earth Were Actually Flat? Columbia University, January 24, 2018.
- Awe-Inspiring ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse to Cross US on Grand Tour of the Americas—What to Know. Epoch Times, September 3, 2023.
- Earth’s Curve Horizon, Bulge, Drop, and Hidden Calculator.
- Johannes Kepler, Thinking God’s Thoughts After Him. Breakpoint.org, November 27, 2023.
- Earth’s Curvature and Battleship Gunnery. Math Encounters Blog, December 20, 2017.
More References:
- The Ten Things That All Flat Earthers Say. Professor Dave, July 10, 2019.
- 10 Challenges for Flat Earthers. Professor Dave, 2022.
- FlatEarthDave.com
- Why the earth is not flat: The conspiracy debunked. Astronomy staff, November 21, 2023.