Scripture in defense of a flat earth
[ by Charles Cameron — an antique KJV quote with modern relevance ]
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An assistant and friend in my recovery unit is a Flat Earther. I’m always eager to learn more about non-conventional worldviews, so I was glad when he offered me a video in proof of his worldview — and stunned when, a couple of minutes into the video, I found this verse from Timothy 6.20:
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
Scripture mocking science in service of the flat-earthers?
It’s a popular message, apparently, in some literalist circles, whereas others note that the word translates the Greek of Timothy’s original “gnosis” — elsewhere always rendered “knowledge”.
No matter, false is false, whether it be science or knowledge.
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If science is false — and we know that individual claims within scienve are falsifiable –the lunar and martian surfaces are probably in sound stages in Burbank, and Armstrong took only a very short walk for mankind.
For what it’s worth, the Hare Krishnas are sure about the moon landing being a hoax, too. But they say the moon is beyond the sun, so if the landing were real, it would probably have beeen on the Rahu planet, which most of us haven’t heard of, but which is responsible for eating the sun during eclipses:
In Hindu tradition, Rahu is the severed head of an asura called Svarbh?nu, that swallows the sun causing eclipses.
To my mind, that’s a more complex business than NASA’s explanation.
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But back to the flat-earth, non-Rahu idea, all I can say is:
January 14th, 2018 at 7:11 pm
2 Thessalonians 2:11 “energeian planes” strong delusion. planes, planetes, wandering star, planet.
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The winter Sun. Not explained on the globe model. Smash your schooling, and realize there is no reason the sunlight would be different low on the horizon just because it is towards the south.
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The solar eclipse. Red light on the back of moon, not possible on globe model. https://youtube.com/watch?v=ErMXv4w2v7s
The lunar eclipse. Black shadow turns red. Impossible. https://youtube.com/watch?v=KBBFzHLvrvA
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Gyroscopes: When is the last time you saw a gyroscope move in agreement with the rotation of the Earth?
January 17th, 2018 at 12:50 am
One similar thing is the language relating to “firmament” in the first Chapter of Genesis. It reads that there were great oceans of liquid water separating terra firma from the heavens.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmament