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From: Jim Pennino <jimp@gonzo.specsol.net>
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Subject: Re: Relativity and flat Earth
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 08:05:02 -0700
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bertietaylor <bertietaylor@myyahoo.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Aug 2024 6:07:31 +0000, bertietaylor wrote:
> 
>> Relativity tells us that the Earth is flat, for flatness is all we can
>> see and proof of that is every road map of every city.  All flat, see.
>> Relativity is about appearances being actually reality. So when one goes
>> away at the speed of light, time stops, because if we can see a TV
>> screen going away from us at the speed of light the screen is frozen -
>> that is, time has actually stopped still.
>>
>> So relativity also tells us that the Sun goes around the Earth, for
>> every day it very visibly does do just that. As appearances are reality
>> in the e=mcc world, jolly well the Sun goes around the Earth and all
>> minor stuff about stellar positions can be dismissed with a brief whisk
>> of piggy tail. Then after doing its daily trip over the Earth the Sun
>> zips under the flat Earth and pops up yet again.
>>
>> Chaps from other parts of the Earth may disagree but so what, we e=mcc
>> thumping relativists are frogs in the well with happiness unlimited.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Bertietaylor (Arindam's ghostly cyberdoggies)
> 
> Nonsense notions:Sun going over Flat Earth, crystal spheres, stars being
> pricks to let in heavenly light, hell where you fall off the flat
> Earth... for many centuries these were the top scientific views of
> Western civ.

Of all civilization such that it was, but so what?