Flat Earthers logic... Actually saw this, today. š
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First, your "facts" are bogus. Second, Genesis tells us only that we have heavens overhead. "Firmament" is an idea derived from the Egyptian and Mesopotamian universe concepts, and in any case does not compel a flat Earth description. Siding with the truth, sides with God. Denying truth, denies God. The Book of Job describes the Earth in passing as hanging in space from the arctic regions, which fits exactly with the reality of the Earth rotating about it's north and south poles.
Interesting! What passage?
Had to Google it. It is 26:7---"He spreads out the northern skies, over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing." I interpret the first part as alluding to the skies over the northern pole. I interpret the second part as the earth hanging in space, implying the possibility of rotation, as a pendant. My recollection was poorly expressed (my apology). It is not an easy book to read, but quite powerful.
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing.
If you are a bible fan (and/or like theosophy, I highly recommend blueletterbible.org and the pocket e-sword)
I did some research on this line and have concluded that it does not support your interpretation (or provided translation).
The preceding line speaks of hell (in this instance, sheol) which is the cavernous underworld (read danteās inferno? Or have any familiarity with hades?) beneath us.
Job is talking about that in the next line! The empty space is not āouter spaceā (they absolutely had no concept anything like that when the bible was written - it was first made up by the coimbra jesuits in the 15-16ās), but the empty space of sheol!
Agreed! Thousands of years and repeated translations will tend to do that! My research suggests that kjv did the best job in english, but even with creating new words when necessary - something is always lost when translating.
Thanks again for sharing!
I was construing the "empty space" to be the desolation of the Arctic cap, signifying the North Pole, implying the point where the Earth would rotate if dangled. Remember this is inspired writing and God may give man words that have no clear meaning in the times in which they were given.
Also, where would you "hang the Earth" except in some sort of space?
Downvotes? WTF?
Occasionally we need threads like this one to remind us that we DO have a few āraisin cakesā dwelling in our ranks. I have seen the curvature with my own eyes (literally teared up at how shockingly beautiful our planet is, and how many stars we CANT see from down here).
I can assure you, that unless you went into āorbitā and/or the ISS you definitely did not.
Many people believe they see the ācurvatureā standing on the beach, or riding on a commercial airline (both of which are completely impossible). The most common reason for seeing this illusion is peer pressure/bias/conditioning. The second most common reason is distortion (from the eye/lens itself, and/or from what you were looking through/with).
Itās almost like light pollution is created specifically to stop such awe inducing natural spectacle :( The heavens are incredible!
Go Fuck yourself handshake. At 55k ft you absolutely can. Back away from the porn and take a class. Maybe learn something. Fukin retard.
Actually, Iām not a handshake... I just got locked out of my main account because I stupidly forgot the password :(
Nope! Even at 150k it isnāt visible to the human eye unaided. Though you are not the first, nor the last - to believe you could. In fact, you may actually have (however what you saw was an illusion due to distortion)!
Good advice for us all! Iām way ahead of you brother, or sister!
Indeed! We must never cease! So much of what we learn (in classes, and outside of them) is simply wrong. In life, we are students and then we die. You seem to feel you are done learning in regards to the horizon (what it is, wether it appears to curve or not and why/what that signifies) - but you have just begun!
Perhaps a brief, civil, conversation with someone of a differing viewpoint could help you to practice what you preach? Or at least share your learning with another wayward soul?