People always want to debunk something because they like to think that they are right, when they very well could be wrong. Let’s use honest investigation into this matter.
Truth is not a matter of beginning with a belief based upon an assumption and then attempting to defend it; nor is truth a matter of finding anomalies to debunk a claim that might be true just because you disagree with someone in order to be accepted by others. Partisanship is the reason politicians are able to waste people’s income tax money by giving themselves something to do to justify their existence.
In all sincerity, hoping to point people to a better understanding of life and the environment in which we live, it is unfortunate that individuals use faulty information in an attempt to enlighten those suffering from a darkened understanding, due to the fact that they are still captive to the god of this world.
- In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the likeness of God. (2 Corinthians 4:4)
Nobody asked to be born into captivity and be at the mercy of the god of this world and be subject to the futility of being born only to die. The injustice of having being born into captivity, we learn, is reason that Jesus Christ appeared. At the beginning of His public campaign to declare who He was, among other things, Jesus said that He came to set the captive free (Luke 4:17-19).
Anyhow, someone appears to have concocted a false narrative, as being the mission of Christ, by taking phrases from the Bible out of context and stringing them together to claim that the Earth is flat, even using pseudepigrapha (spurious writings from the book of Enoch) that are not part of the Old Testament or New Testament Canon.
- The Earth is a circle (Isaiah 40:22)
- made with a compass (Proverbs 8:27)
- laid upon a face (Genesis 1:2)
- It is bounded (Job 26:10)
- at its ends (Job 38:13)
- and does not move (Psalm 93:1)
- It is covered by a dome (Genesis 1:6-8)
- containing the Sun Moon Stars (Genesis 1:14-18)
- which is circulating (Enoch 75:3-4)
The problem with this kind of theology is that this is what pseudo-scientists resort to doing rather than demonstrating that they have legitimate evidence that can be unambiguously proven in the now. If you are a true scientist you will seek the truth; just like those who subscribe to true religion—the quest for the truth—and not the man-made variety that is really a guise to shut down any inquiry that will expose fraud.
There are many documentaries on the internet that purport to demonstrate NASA utilizes a propaganda machine to manufacture falsehoods about traveling to the Moon and through the dangerous Van Allen Belts. Reactions of disbelief are assuaged by pointing out that potential whistle-blowers are controlled through the use of binding non-disclosure (secrecy) agreements and compartmentalization that ensures people only know what they need to know to do their job and no more. The reality that whistle-blowers can be kept to a minimum, because nobody wants to violate their employment contractual agreements and lose their pension, or worse, end up in jail, seems to make sense.
Consequently, when presented with a regime that appears to thrive on secrecy for national security reasons, such as NASA, an anti-NASA attitude can develop within particular individuals, and movements like the Flat Earth Conspiracy are created and propagated, effectively becoming fake news, because they resort to incorrect information to bolster their argument. Books are written, and documentaries and short videos are produced, that claim to have discovered evidence that debunks myths about the true nature of Earth.
The book 200 Proofs Earth is Not a Spinning Ball written by Eric Dubay has been turned into a video documentary to present the argument that NASA is wrong and misleading everyone.
Unfortunately, Eric Dubay has not taken into account many factors that affect what he claims to be clear evidence that the Earth is flat. Addressing each point requires a long detailed manuscript beyond the scope of this short expose.
The nine points enumerated above that are used to construct a false theory from the Bible, I could analyze and demonstrate, point by point, how the context of the verses cited is ignored and the reasons why the book of Enoch is clearly a spurious work, written during the inter-testament period by some person(s) with knowledge of the Old Testament and an active imagination. For brevity’s sake, I will resort to something that appears conclusive.
When Felix Baumgartner traveled more than 39 miles above the Earth to obtain his jump record, cameras were taken in the capsule attached to a balloon to record the time of his jump and film him the first stage. The camera also recorded what appears to be a massive ball below the capsule, as you can see in this video.
There are many factors that distort what we see on Earth, but bear in mind, if the Earth were not a spherical shape like a ball, as we go up on a mountain or are taken higher above the Earth, we may not see the same form of enlarging circle within the natural dimensions of our gaze; rather, in all likelihood, what would be within our gaze on a flat surface would be more restricted.
The video filmed in the initial stages of the Baumgartner jump certainly suggests that the land beneath is the surface of a stationary round or spherical object. This could also be a distortion due to the placement of the lens. But just before Felix jumps, the direct shot of the land appears to be give the impression observed when looking at a ball, although questions can be raised as to the true height and why the Earth is not moving below.
However this portion of the clip, which shows the ocean, the Earth’s curve and space debris and satellites is really telling a story about what we could expect of an Earth that is spinning (or is this because the craft doing the filming is moving?) and has man-made space junk circling it. Now if that shot is the real thing, then there is no need for NASA’s explanations, you can see the truth for yourself, without any questions arising as to whether composite manipulation is used in the video of Earth supposedly being filmed from space by live feed and recorded video. The NASA site informs us:
THIS WILL SHOW LIVE and PRE-RECORDED FOOTAGE - As the Space Station passes into a period of night every 45 mins video is unavailable - during this time, and other breaks in transmission, recorded footage is shown . When back in daylight the live stream of earth will recommence.
In the event that you have doubts about the video of Felix Baumgartner’s jump that was relayed in real time, just consider the flat Earth map below.
You see there is a very obvious inconsistency to this theory. Historically, even unto this day, the Sun has always risen from the East. But in the Flat Earth Model—which I am not trying to mock, just point out some facts, unless I have misunderstood something—we see the Sun having to rise from different directions for portions of its sojourn around the planet. The compass informs us that in order to complete a circuit around the Earth, the Sun would have to rise from the South, the West and North, as well as the East.
If the Sun rises from the East and sets in the West, as everybody on Earth will attest, this means that as it crosses the flat Earth, the Arctic would be a tropical paradise lush with vegetation. The Sun’s path over the edge of the Antarctica would also produce a region of vegetation that is tropical and sub-tropical that would prevent ice from forming the complete perimeter of the Earth, contrary to what we are presented with in the above flat Earth map.
Moreover, instead of only half of the Earth’s surface being in darkness, there would be a period when all the Earth’s surface would be in complete darkness, as the Sun made its 24 hour sojourn under the Earth to return to the East, so that it can rise again.
Truth is something that is obvious, but when people reject truth they begin to believe in fairies, produce theories and other illusions that like magic are always changing.
Rather than having an attitude of looking for information to debunk someone else’s viewpoint, if we are wise, we will always seek to understand a matter from our own perspective; being willing to admit that we are on a journey of discovery from the day we are born; our responsibility to ourselves is to seek the truth, rather than assume a position from which we are looking for ways to make other people look like fools, because they are opinionated and basing their reasoning upon false assumptions; instead of letting the truth reveal itself and then acknowledging what becomes self evident. Axiomatic truth does not need algebraic explanation or complicated equations, for it is self evident.
The Sun rises in the East and sets in the West, therefore the Earth has to be a globe; especially, if we can follow its course and come back to the location from where we began without having to reverse our direction.
The above map is the route that Jesse Martin took when traveling East from Melbourne, Australia, (designated no. 1 in the above map) to become the youngest unassisted solo sailor to circumnavigate the Earth and return to the location of his original departure. To obtain the distinction of having circumnavigated the Earth by sea, the sailor sailed 2,676.25 miles North of the Equator to the Azores (no. 11 on the map), which lies a few degrees latitude below the 42nd Parallel North that runs by the France/Spain border. Jesse had navigational equipment, a satellite phone, laptop computer and digital camera on board to navigate, communicate with base, do schoolwork, and record his trip.
Soren Kierkegaard is quoted as having said, “There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”
Maybe there is some reality in the saying that there is no blindness greater than those who have sight but refuse to see the truth. If you are blind you can learn to read using Braille, but unless you are willing to acknowledge your blindness and your need to understand what is written, you will reject the truth of being able to do so. But since you can read this, you are obviously not blind (John 9:41).
The conspicuous evidence favors a globe rather than some flat disc or structure with a flat top, but you are free to make up your own mind as to what is not true or what is true.
