Earth is not flat: Debate for Erfisflat
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Debate Type: Traditional Debate

Voting Format: Casual Voting

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Rounds: 3

Time Per Round: 48 Hours Per Round

Voting Period: 24 Hours

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• Round 1 | Position: For

  SilverishGoldNova 1175 Pts

  March 2018 edited March 2018

  I am a former flat Earther, and I have recently announced that I no longer believe in the flat Earth.
  
  This is a 1v1 debate meant for Erfisflat. If someone else accepts they will automatically lose.
  
  He is convinced that I am lying about being convinced in order to escape the possibility of further ridicule for being a flat Earther. So, I will use this debate as an opportunity to prove that 1. The Earth is not flat. 2. That I'm not simply lying, lol man, accept I don't agree with you anymore and move on.
  
  For= Earth is not flat
  Against= Earth is flat.
  
  Flat Earth: The flat Earth model is an archaic conception of Earth's shape as a plane or disk. 
  
  Round 1 is for acceptance only. Round 2 is for arguments. Round 3 is for rebuttals to round 2.
  

  Retired DebateIslander. I no longer come here actively, and many of the things that I may have posted in the past (Such as belief in the flat Earth theory) do not reflect on my current views. 
  
  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p6M-VgXHwwdpJarhyQYapBz-kRc6FrgdOLFAd3IfYz8/edit
  
  

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• Round 1 | Position: Against

  Erfisflat 1637 Pts

  March 2018

  I accept

  Pseudoscience: noun; a collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method.
  
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• Round 2 | Position: For

  SilverishGoldNova 1175 Pts

  March 2018

  Thanks for accepting. Here are a few simple arguments which prove that the Earth is a globe, and not flat.

  
  

  Note:

  
  

  Since my opponent has recently garnered a reputation for deleting posts that he doesn't agree with, I have put this debate in the "Space" community. 
  
  Also, my opponent is convinced that I am simply lying because I'm a weakling who couldn't handle insults (literaly what he said in a PM)

  
  

  Argument 1. Chicago Skyline

  
  

  My opponent believes that Joshua Nowicki's observations of the Chicago skyline prove the Earth is a flat, but when this examined closely, we can tell that this is in no way, proof of a flat Earth, but it is instead observable evidence that the Earth is a globe. Heres an article explaining it.

  
  

  https://flatearthinsanity.blogspot.gr/2016/07/chicago-skyline-looming-from-mi.html

  
  

  Argument 2. Horizon observations.

  
  

  

  
  

  Now, the flat Earth explanation? The common explanation is that this is due to perspective.

  
  

  The rebuttal: Like the Chicago Skyline, this is a horizon observation which is simple proof the Earth is a globe. Those who claim that it is due to perspective obviously don't understand perspective.

  
  

  https://flatearthinsanity.blogspot.com/2017/05/perspective-explained-for-flat-earthers.html

  
  

  Curvature is also easily demonstrated via the power lines of Lake Pontchartrain.

  
  

  https://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/power-lines.jpg

  
  

  https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DCunxYOUIAEAiEU.jpg

  
  

  So whats next?

  
  

  3. Coriolis effect.

  
  

  I will thank Pouge for this argument.

  
  

  http://dev1.debateisland.com/discussion/comment/18170/#Comment_18170

  
  

  This wasn't really refuted well by you by the way, just met with a strawman. So good luck on this....

  
  

  4. Moon phases

  
  

  Moon phases are very easy proof that the traditional flat Earth spotlight sun and moon model does not work out.

  
  

  On a globe, the moon has phases because the sun reflects light off of it. On the flat Earth....

  
  

  This is the usual explanation for moon phases on the flat Earth.

  
  

  

  
  

  I really shouldn't have to explain what is wrong with this video.

  
  

  But, for the debate, I must.

  
  

  https://gyazo.com/8cdc097bb2795146e645bf58c929133e

  
  

  In this shot, the video is claiming that from North America, people should notice a full moon while in South America people should notice a new moon. However, this is not even close to observable reality. It is true that In the Southern Hemisphere, people see the moon 'upside down' so the side which is shining (sunlit) seems the opposite from the Northern Hemisphere, but not in a way where a Full Moon appears to be a New Moon int he southern hemisphere.

  
  

  http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/moon/hemispheres.html

  
  

  http://i.imgur.com/zFVJOkY.png

  
  

  https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XHzzRbw0lgI/maxresdefault.jpg

  
  

  

  Retired DebateIslander. I no longer come here actively, and many of the things that I may have posted in the past (Such as belief in the flat Earth theory) do not reflect on my current views. 
  
  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p6M-VgXHwwdpJarhyQYapBz-kRc6FrgdOLFAd3IfYz8/edit
  
  

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