At the time of Eratosthenes, it was generally known that the earth is a globe. Eratosthenes built on that knowledge to measure the its circumference and radius.
The very inaccurate manner with which flat-earthers handle the Coriolis effect and the Foucault pendulum is typical of those in the flat-earth movement.
Flat-earthers use their definition of the scientific method to exclude an observational approach to testing ideas, which leads them to conclude that astronomy is not a science.
Flat-earthers often respond to criticism that Bullinger, who wrote the definitive book on figures of speech in the Bible, was a flat-earther.
Does the Bible teach or demand geocentrism? Hardly. Does good science indicate that the earth is motionless? Certainly not. Then why do some Christians believe otherwise?
Like geocentrists of old, modern geocentrists are divided as to whether the earth rotates, but they are united in belief that the earth does not revolve.
Some report communication with aliens and some even claim to have been taken aboard spaceships. What are we to make of claims of alien abductions?
Last week I blogged about Comet NEOWISE, the brightest comet in several years. In that blog I posted a photo of the comet that I took the morning of July 8.
Try looking for Comet NEOWISE and reflect on the possibility that Noah saw the same comet on its last pass through the inner solar system.
As has been the case so often in reports of exoplanets, a discovery is made with much fanfare, but we quickly learn details that cause one to doubt that any of them are inhabitable.
As we gaze into the heavens to understand more about our universe, we find evidence for something vast yet invisible.
There are folk culture names for each of the full moons throughout the year.
Unfortunately, several misconceptions about cosmology have crept into the thinking of biblical creationists.
If flat-earth Christians are genuine in their faith, it makes me wonder why they are evangelizing about flat earth rather than the gospel.
I’ve been curious as to what flat-earthers think about COVID-19, so I’ve been monitoring flat-earth websites and YouTube channels for weeks.
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