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Friday, April 1, 2016

Flat Earth Refutations


I don't take seriously the idea of a flat Earth. Supposedly there are some interesting arguments in favor of the theory. However, I don't see the need for Christians to argue for a flat Earth. Nothing in the Bible requires it. Also, the arguments I have come across seem very far fetched. So, in my opinion, Christians who defend a flat earth are doing a disservice to Christianity. They are needlessly  creating a stumbling block or obstacle for non-Christians which makes it even more difficult for non-Christians to embrace Christianity. The same goes for those who insist on absolute geocentrism. I find the arguments for geocentrism more plausible than for a flat Earth. However, I don't dogmatically hold to geocentrism for the same reason. Namely, there's no Biblical need to. Having said that I do have a blogpost on the topic here: Quotes in Favor of Geocentrism

The following are links to refutations of a Flat Earth. Some are Christian and others are non-Christian refutations:

Earth is a sphere. Few proofs for the Flat Earth Society
https://youtu.be/d3GD9gXzUBk

Dr. Jason Lisle DESTROYS Flat Earth NONSENSE! | ICR - Christian Creationism
https://youtu.be/KbYbCB5Zj_E

Blowing up the flat earth
http://bedejournal.blogspot.com/2017/08/blowing-up-flat-earth.html


Proving the Earth is not Flat - Part 1 - The Horizon
https://youtu.be/W9ksbh88OJs?list=PLAbO4DdyTGZpp-IOSB7qUbb_QYYg9ZA9B

Soundly Proving the Curvature of the Earth at Lake Pontchartrain
https://www.metabunk.org/soundly-proving-the-curvature-of-the-earth-at-lake-pontchartrain.t8939/

Dr. Jonathan Sarfati -Why the Bible is NOT a Flat Earth Book & Other Discoveries - Awakening Report
https://youtu.be/8iK5QILwahE
[[Sarfati is a well known Young Earth [Christian] Creationist. I lean toward an Old Earth Creationist position]]

Response to Globebusters - The Earth Still Isn't Flat
https://youtu.be/JDy95_eNPzM

10 Challenges For Flat Earthers
https://youtu.be/AQl8h7Aa75s

Destroying Flat Earth Without Using Science - Part 1: The Moon
https://youtu.be/_bHqBy92iGM

Destroying Flat Earth Without Using Science - Part 2: The Stars
https://youtu.be/su-fmoZUkF8

Destroying Flat Earth Without Using Science - Part 3: Airplanes
https://youtu.be/Dd-FAyHdpxI

The 10 Things That All Flat Earthers Say
https://youtu.be/KyD8VIK032o