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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

johnd83

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4. The crazy thing is the Ancient Greeks had a pretty good estimate on the circumference of the earth

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 4, 2012, 09:18 PM

Mar 2012

We knew the Earth was round hundreds of years before Jesus was born. And yet some Americans actually think the world is flat. During the era of Copernicus when we figured out that the earth was spinning around the sun the Catholic church had a hugely complex theory to explain the earth being the center of the solar system. They fought heliocentrism for hundreds of years. Apparently the battle isn't over yet.

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"Scientist" finds that the Earth isn't rotating. [View all] laconicsax Mar 2012 OP

It's flat too. liberal N proud Mar 2012 #1

Good point. laconicsax Mar 2012 #3

The crazy thing is the Ancient Greeks had a pretty good estimate on the circumference of the earth johnd83 Mar 2012 #4

YouTube is a peer-reviewed journal DavidDvorkin Mar 2012 #2

Don't break the news to him about how fast Warpy Mar 2012 #5

Someone should post The Galaxy Song video as a rebuttal csziggy Mar 2012 #8

It actually is an interesting question whether the interior rotates at the same speed as the crust. dimbear Mar 2012 #6

I would assume that it doesn't. laconicsax Mar 2012 #7

The core rotates slightly faster than the sulphurdunn Sep 2012 #21

Well, I'm convined - and mr blur Mar 2012 #9

It's either gravity or the Earth sucks. MineralMan Mar 2012 #16

Both hypotheses are wrong. laconicsax Mar 2012 #17

This story might reinforce your belief in the world's turning. From "Startling." dimbear Mar 2012 #10

Does that mean fightforfreedom123 Mar 2012 #11

I think it means that the geocentric model is correct. laconicsax Mar 2012 #12

Sorry, stuck it out for 3 minutes but couldn't take any more SwissTony Mar 2012 #13

I'm reminded of something from a couple hundred years ago. laconicsax Mar 2012 #14

Yes, I remember reading this SwissTony Mar 2012 #15

The video IS absolute proof guardian May 2012 #18

If ignorance is bliss........ Marrah_G May 2012 #19

He convinced me. Hugabear Sep 2012 #20