they preferred the heliocentric models because the geocentric models would have the philosophical implications that the earth was special and placed their by a "God".

The implication of the earth being flat is, essentially, God is real.

But oddly enough, that's an argument I don't see flat earthers trying to make. Like they haven't bothered thinking out the implications of their conspiracy.

Or that, if you could prove God is real by proving the earth is flat, that faith wouldn't be necessary and thus the entire point of all current Christian doctrine would be moot.

atmosphere adjacent to a vacuum and the electrostatic gradient do REQUIRE containment

I'm no scientist.

But then again, neither are flat earthers.

Einstein says gravity is space and time warped around mass, and that mass is simply following a straight line in the path of least resistance.

If that's the case, then containment of atmosphere is not necessary. It's held in place by gravity, which is the space time warp around the planet mass.

That's the problem with flat earther gobbledygook pseudo science. The mere idea that atmosphere needs to be "contained" is inconsistent with known science. If they're asking how it's contained, they don't understand. They're reducing the problem to what they know and understand, like how a jar might contain high pressure air and how that air escapes when the lid is taken off, without any thought given to how gravity isn't a significant part of that example.

Or better yet, they can come to the realization that some things are unknowable, and picking a side and arguing it to death to the point of obnoxiousness on internet forums is a hill not worth dying on (unless that's their job because they're paid).

they preferred the heliocentric models because the geocentric models would have the philosophical implications that the earth was special and placed their by a "God".

The implication of the earth being flat is, essentially, God is real.

But oddly enough, that's an argument I don't see flat earthers trying to make. Like they haven't bothered thinking out the implications of their conspiracy.

Or that, if you could prove God is real by proving the earth is flat, that faith wouldn't be necessary and thus the entire point of all current Christian doctrine would be moot.

atmosphere adjacent to a vacuum and the electrostatic gradient do REQUIRE containment

I'm no scientist.

But then again, neither are flat earthers.

Einstein says gravity is space and time warped around mass, and that mass is simply following a straight line in the path of least resistance.

If that's the case, then containment of atmosphere is not necessary. It's held in place by gravity, which is the space time warp around the planet mass.

That's the problem with flat earther gobbledygook pseudo science. The mere idea that atmosphere needs to be "contained" is inconsistent with known science. If they're asking how it's contained, they don't understand.

Or better yet, they can come to the realization that some things are unknowable, and picking a side and arguing it to death to the point of obnoxiousness on internet forums is a hill not worth dying on (unless that's their job because they're paid).