This is what you do:
Ask yourself: "Have i seen the world from space with my own two eyes directly, and not eyes and not via any other means (video/pictures)?"
If your answer is "no" then you can say "I only know what i have been told about it, i have not seen it myself, so i can't really say for certian, but if i were to go by <flat earther> it would be flat, and if i go by <globe earther> it would be a globe. I will reserve my decision until i can see it for myself, but i know what both sides say"
If you answer "yes" then you know how it is, and if anyone gives you grief just throw your hands up and say "well, it looks like you'll have to just see it for yourself with your own two eyes then"
There are a few things that you can observe that indicate a globe:
Time of the day is the same for everyone in your longitude
The peak angle of the sun is the same for everyone in your latitude
You can see all of the stars at night from the equator, but as you move toward the poles the amount of stars that you can see diminishes gradually to 50% visible at the poles.
When a ship departs the harbor, the lower section appears to drop beneath the horizon before the upper section
Solar eclipses are only visible in certain areas, but lunar eclipses are visible across the entire night side of the Earth
Polaris happens to be located at a point that aligns with the North pole if the North pole were to be extended many light-years from the surface of the Earth.
There are stars in nearly all directions. Is it so hard to believe that one would align with the axis of the earth?
Btw, Sigma Octantis is the star aligned with the South pole.
This is what you do: Ask yourself: "Have i seen the world from space with my own two eyes directly, and not eyes and not via any other means (video/pictures)?"
If your answer is "no" then you can say "I only know what i have been told about it, i have not seen it myself, so i can't really say for certian, but if i were to go by <flat earther> it would be flat, and if i go by <globe earther> it would be a globe. I will reserve my decision until i can see it for myself, but i know what both sides say"
If you answer "yes" then you know how it is, and if anyone gives you grief just throw your hands up and say "well, it looks like you'll have to just see it for yourself with your own two eyes then"
There are a few things that you can observe that indicate a globe:
Polaris happens to be located at a point that aligns with the North pole if the North pole were to be extended many light-years from the surface of the Earth.
There are stars in nearly all directions. Is it so hard to believe that one would align with the axis of the earth?
Btw, Sigma Octantis is the star aligned with the South pole.