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AZ8theist

(7,235 posts) Tue Mar 3, 2026, 06:37 AM Yesterday

Sorry, flat Earthers... [View all]

...But the Earth is a SPHERE.
As the moon passes behind the Earth, it makes a curved shadow. The ONLY WAY you can create a curved shadow is with a round object.
Humans have known this for thousands of years, yet in 2026 we are still battling idiots who think the Earth is flat.

Image was captured around 3am in Arizona. Unable to get decent pictures of the "blood moon" due to high clouds.
But enjoy this photo of the start of the full lunar eclipse!

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Sorry, flat Earthers... [View all] AZ8theist Yesterday OP

Was stunning here malaise Yesterday #1

We have always had definitive proof that the earth is not flat. . the cats niyad Yesterday #2

Haha malaise Yesterday #3

Have you ever met a person who believes the world is flat? Towlie Yesterday #4

Kyrie Irving NewHendoLib Yesterday #5

A freinds son in law has one in his family. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #6

I have, and there is no Socratic thing going on. The person is wedded niyad Yesterday #7

I've never read the bible but I'm pretty sure Dr. T Yesterday #8

The bible says neither...bad interpreters may have said those things JT45242 Yesterday #10

The Bible (mainly Genesis 1) doesn't say it but everyone believed it at the time. Towlie 23 hrs ago #20

And the Bible certainly doesn't say anything about dinosaurs! Towlie 23 hrs ago #21

I think the dinosaur thing was the guy who owns the Noah's Arc Dr. T 21 hrs ago #22

You're thinking of Ken Ham AZ8theist 20 hrs ago #25

They have conventions wolfie001 Yesterday #12

For people who don't exist, they sure have a lot of YouTube channels. Aristus Yesterday #15

As anyone who has seen the Death Star knows Tetrachloride Yesterday #9

But it could be just a disk nuxvomica Yesterday #11

True, but not every time. And not from different perspectives. AZ8theist 21 hrs ago #24

*Playing Devil's Advocate* J_William_Ryan Yesterday #13

The sad part, as i understand it, is the whole flat earth society thing started as a joke. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #14

Sorry, flat earthers have been around for millenia. Just google niyad Yesterday #16

Ah. I must have been living under a rock, lol. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #18

No, you probably just lived around rational people. niyad Yesterday #19

In Germany in 1862 it was proved that the more CO 2 you have in a body of gas the more heat that Botany Yesterday #17

Last I heard, it is flat ornotna 21 hrs ago #23

Turtles all the way down NoRethugFriends 20 hrs ago #27

I think I know were... Conjuay 20 hrs ago #28

The earth is NOT flat LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #26

Back when the internet was younger, Conjuay 20 hrs ago #29

Their brain waves are flat too. GreenWave 20 hrs ago #30

;-{)... Goonch 20 hrs ago #31

I've come across flat earthers. VGNonly 19 hrs ago #32