Ran into a few religious people who suggest the earth is a firmament. How do I prove it's not round/sphere.
Ask HN: How do I Convince someone the Earth isn't flat
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Re: Ask HN: How do I Convince someone the Earth isn't flat
#2Don't waste your time?
Re: Ask HN: How do I Convince someone the Earth isn't flat
#3"the amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2019/01/28/bullshit-a...
Re: Ask HN: How do I Convince someone the Earth isn't flat
#4Just go find different people to talk to
Re: Ask HN: How do I Convince someone the Earth isn't flat
#5Meet them at night, point to the moon, walk away without saying a word.
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#7Why do you need to prove them wrong? Have they given you doubt the world is round?
https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/26427/what-is-th...
Re: Ask HN: How do I Convince someone the Earth isn't flat
#8https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchens%27s_razor "What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence." Let them bring evidence of Earth's flatness.
Re: Ask HN: How do I Convince someone the Earth isn't flat
#9Out of curiosity, what religion was that?
Re: Ask HN: How do I Convince someone the Earth isn't flat
#10Ignore their idiocy. Such folks cannot be convinced by mere facts.