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Re:Why Bad Ideas Refuse to Die by titanomachy on Sunday August 07, 2016 @04:13PM (#12243452)
The sun setting at different times depending on longitude seems to be a pretty obvious hole in the theory. I'm curious how the flat earthers justify that, although not curious enough to actually research it.

You don't even need to go around the world... just call an East-coast friend from the West coast a couple of hours before sunset... "hey is it night there?" "yep" "OK, the world must be round then!"

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Re:Why Bad Ideas Refuse to Die by 3princip on Sunday August 07, 2016 @04:54PM (#12243604)
Sure. I'm not arguing for flat-earth, but I've never called someone to check if the sun has set for the purpose of satisfying my curiosity about the shape of the Earth. It is, however, implied in the conversations we have every day (coworkers finishing work at different times because of timezones) so there is no need to ask some things I guess.

My point was more that we take a lot for granted, some things obvious, some maybe less so, and it is not always silly to question even the simplest of assumptions.

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Re:Why Bad Ideas Refuse to Die by ommunist on Monday August 08, 2016 @12:40AM (#12245542)
Why not? The Earth is flat for a four-dimensional being.
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Re:Why Bad Ideas Refuse to Die by mikhailfranco on Monday August 08, 2016 @03:35AM (#12246036)
We have flatness and straightness. The 4D beings would have 3-flatness, 2-flatness and straightness.
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