Zack Storvick
Mr. Diggins
BTC English
Flat Earth Controversy
The Earth isn't flat. To some that is obvious. To others it's a bold statement. Many scientists and people argue about a topic that has a clear answer. Is the Earth Flat? Over centuries, people have debated whether or not our planet is flat. But now, with the advancements of science and technology, people still choose to believe and create groups or “societies” claiming the Earth is flat. The flat Earth idea is false due to use of science, common sense and an individual's own opinion.
Time after time, science and technology have proven that we live on a spherical planet. Now that we have access to space, the easiest way to prove the Earth is a sphere is to leave it and view it
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If in fact they believe the earth to be flat, they are choosing to be ignorant. The moon is a perfect explanation which is literally in plain sight. The Earth casts a shadow on the moon when aligned with the Sun. These create phases which appear to have a curve. While flat-earthers will contend that there is no such thing as gravity, this force unites the entire universe. It’s everything from what makes the numbers jump on a bathroom scale to the reason why planets and stars form. It uniformly pulls everyone on the surface of Earth toward our planet’s center of mass (roughly the exact center). That’s why you’ll weigh the same in Los Angeles as you will in say south east Asia. If the Earth was flat, gravity would no longer pull everyone the same way. If the flat Earth would be something like a disk, those at the edge of the disk would be pulled relatively sideways, while those at the center of the plate would be pulled straight down. The difference would change your weight enough to confuse a bathroom scale. Considering that humans have been to every landmass on Earth without celebrating sudden lightness, we can rule out a flat planet. Global conspiracies apparently prevent people from investigating these boundaries. These are things no one really thinks about, but if taken the time using good judgment, the answer is easy to
...extreme caution for something as trivial as a sneeze could maim you for life. The goal of the inhabitants of Flatland, their reason for being (for the men at least), is to achieve the circular shape. That is their zenith. Ironically enough, it is impossible. Try as hard as they might, they will never achieve a true circular form. They will never technically be circular. The best of them may look and seem circular, but that is just because his sides are indistinct. It cannot be done, but that does not stop them from trying. The idea of always striving fruitlessly towards a goal that will never come to be, instead of finding contentment, holds some uncomfortably close parallels to our own society. I would have to say that Pointland, the Land of Point, has got it figured better than everyone else in all the dimensions. Say what you will, he at least is content.
Catholic Theologians opposed the support of Columbus's plan as they said and stay on their situation that the earth was flat. In the period of Aristotle, Most Westerners that they are well-educated know that it is not flat, it is spherical. Who lived in the eighth century 4 BC who in Europe has studied on a large scale and venerations in middle ages. (Washington Irving's 1828)
Back in the 1400’s, no one had any idea that the world was round. Yet one bright mind had this idea, and then promptly smiled and sailed westward, unknown to many others what would happen to him. Conventional wisdom said his ship would only sail to the edge of the earth. Yet, Columbus was willing to take that risk, in hopes of finding a new route to India.
The earth is flat. Who, but a government tool, has truly seen the spherical world? The human race should not be content to sit and accept what is broadcasted to the masses. A foul conspiracy to gain power and money keeps us in the dark, and unless the truth is thrust into common knowledge, society will continue to be controlled by scheming New World Leaders. Flat earth is the truth, and lies of science and government perpetuate the myth of a spherical earth.
It’s nearly certain that in the 1490s, no one thought the earth was flat. in keeping with historian “no educated person in the history of Western Civilization from the third century B.C. onward believed that the Earth was flat.” That was because of scientists, philosophers and mathematicians who, as early as around 600 B.C., created observations that Earth was spherical. The legend of Columbus' supposed flat earth theory is enticing, Problem is, it's totally false.
The world is flat is written by Thomas Loren Friedman who is an American journalist and author. He goes on to write about how flat the world has become and the level of globalization achieved over the years. The journey to Bangalore India and the interaction he had with the Nadhan ‘Nielkani the CEO of Infosys technologies limited, in one of the conferences he attended as a part of the discovery crew. Where he witnesses how the
that the earth was a globe. But after that, there was a period in history
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"Our attitude towards immigration reflects our faith in American ideal. We have always believed it possible for men and women who start at the bottom to rise as far as the talent and energy allow. Neither race nor place of birth should affect their chances."(Kennedy) All people have a right to better their lives and advance by learning new skills. The proposed border wall between the United States and Mexico has been a large debate in society arguing who will pay for this wall. Pushing Mountains is a privately funded program that will benefit legal Mexican immigrants and Americans. Pushing Mountains is a program that will help by funding the proposed border wall and prepare legal immigrants from Mexico life to living in the United States by teaching Language and basic job skills.
In the essay “Is the Earth Round or Flat?” by Alan Lightman, published in 1996 in the essay collection Dance for Two, Lightman asks if we have wrongly assumed that the Earth is round just because we have been taught this. He starts the essay by addressing the readers and asks them to think about how many people “believe what they hear” and think nothing more of it. He uses the example that most of people have never proved that the world isn’t flat because that’s what they have been taught since a young age, and most people believe what they’ve been taught. Lightman then proceeds to explain how scientists like Aristotle and Eratosthenes proved how the Earth is round. This portion of the essay takes up about half of the essay. This leads Lightman
In Seven Days That Divide the World, John C. Lennox, Lennox explains creation based off of the book of Genesis and science. In the first chapter, Lennox explains the theories as to whether or not the earth moves. He also references people such as, astronomer Nicholas Copernicus, philosopher Aristotle, Martin Luther, Galileo, and John Calvin. Throughout history, it has been argued as to whether or not the earth moves, or if it is fixed in space and the sun, moon, and other planets orbit around the earth. Lennox explains the theories of the different people mentioned earlier and why they thought what they thought. Scientist tended to believe the earth moved and everything else stood still. However, many Christians believed that the earth stood
Dear fellows , life can be short for a person, it only weights as a tiny pinch of dust among the entire universe, and we only have approximate twenty years of growth, but we have to pay the rest of our life preparing for death. Our bones will once become fragile, our skin will gradually become loose, our eyes will fade away the childhood light, and our cells, organs, and tissues will also steadily degenerate. However, as we are still alive, our life is meaningful, every little piece of you can be worthwhile. Don’t believe? Let me list some possibilities, a sample of hair or a piece of fingernail could be a crucial evidence in a case ( for example, in the movie Gattaca, all the storylines were brought up from antagonist's eyelash); it might be sound gross, but the truth is that your faeces are the best nutrient for plants in order for you to consume in the future; even your breath can contribute to the entire oxygen and carbon cycle! So what are you guys waiting for? What we are looking for is how to make our life significant, and we
Did you know that there are millions of people that support the belief of a flat earth?There are even former NASA workers, scientists, astronomers and even the Bible that say this claim is true and possible.The people that believe this have earned the name flat earthers and they’ve even gone as far as to turn it into a movement called The Flat Earth Movement.Even though millions of people believe this, you can’t say the Earth isn’t round without evidence.Us “round earthers” have plenty of it.Although they still deny it and refuse to believe it, you can’t deny science.The change in our seasons, the existence of time zones and even satellite images from space.These have enough evidence to debunk the flat earth theory.
When thinking if the world is flat or if it is not flat, we know it is not flat, because of science. On a more metaphorical standpoint, we can think of flatness as "Does it contain depth?". In this time frame does our world still contain depth? We have the ability to travel both high and low in our world. We can travel across the earth unlimited times in one life. With globalization we have to face, does our planet have any depth in which an outsider can not reach? Thomas Friedman believe the world is 'flat '. Pankaj Ghemawat believe the world is not 'flat '. Both of them have their reasoning but in actuality which one is right?
The creation of the earth is a unique concept that man has been grappling to understand, for many years. Luckily over hundreds of years man has developed a theory that explains that complexing order of events.