Is the World Flat? The Flatlander's theory..

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tyler.durden

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Cannacat said:
https://www.moonconnection.com/moon-same-side.phtml
See, I know this has been answered already. Shit, I've got a much better understanding of it all myself from having read the answers in this thread, never mind some of the videos and links I've gone off to look at. So I don't feel any need to rehash the information, and to be honest I couldn't explain it half so well as it has been already.
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Every question he asks has been answered already, and he usually calls bullshit. Then, because of his learning disability he asks those questions again, to which he usually calls bullshit. And so on, ad nauseum. Hours of fun for the whole family...
 
tyler.durden

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SPLFreak808 said:
gravity is still a theory, after all a theory is step 1 of science! can we prove that gravity works under a given circumstance? Sure because we've done so but as a bright man once said extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence and that we dont have yet. We already know that gravity conflicts with not only rotating mass but light and energy also. Its hard to think out of the box when nobody's been out of the box to prove it
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Theory is actually the last step in the scientific method. I'm reposting my post #850 so that people can be clear of how the word theory is used in the context of science. Theory is used to explain facts, like gravity. People seem to be conflating its use with hypothesis or mere guess...


Post #850

That's not really how the scientific method works -



The scientific method starts with observation. All angles cannot present themselves for observation, since some don't actually exist. The scientific method can be employed to test the veracity of false ideas, and if done correctly the idea will show itself as false.



Theory is the highest form of scientific knowledge, and it consists of facts. Theory in the scientific sense is much different than laymen use the term -

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theory

Full Definition of theory
plural theories

  1. 1 : the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another

  2. 2 : abstract thought : speculation

  3. 3 : the general or abstract principles of a body of fact, a science, or an art <music theory>

  4. 4a : a belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action <her method is based on the theory that all children want to learn>b : an ideal or hypothetical set of facts, principles, or circumstances —often used in the phrase in theory <in theory, we have always advocated freedom for all>
  5. 5 : a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena <the wave theory of light>

  6. 6a : a hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigationb : an unproved assumption : conjecturec : a body of theorems presenting a concise systematic view of a subject <theory of equations>
The sense that science uses the term is highlighted in red. Theory attempts to explain natural phenomena, the phenomena itself is
'fact'. I'm not trying to be pedantic, it is important to be specific regarding terms when speaking of the scientific method as opposed to using them in a casual sense. If not, equivocation will rear rear its ugly head...





 
Mellowman2112

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tyler.durden said:
Every question he asks has been answered already, and he usually calls bullshit. Then, because of his learning disability he asks those questions again, to which he usually calls bullshit. And so on, ad nauseum. Hours of fun for the whole family...
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Stop being a crybaby, here is a fresh question for you, why does the moon appear to be smaller and larger, Sometimes it is tiny and sometimes it is very large? How is this happening if the moon is 258000 miles away?
 
SPLFreak808

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tyler.durden said:
Theory is actually the last step in the scientific method. I'm reposting my post #850 so that people can be clear of how the word theory is used in the context of science. Theory is used to explain facts, like gravity. People seem to be conflating its use with hypothesis or mere guess...


Post #850

That's not really how the scientific method works -



The scientific method starts with observation. All angles cannot present themselves for observation, since some don't actually exist. The scientific method can be employed to test the veracity of false ideas, and if done correctly the idea will show itself as false.



Theory is the highest form of scientific knowledge, and it consists of facts. Theory in the scientific sense is much different than laymen use the term -

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theory

Full Definition of theory
plural theories

  1. 1 : the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another

  2. 2 : abstract thought : speculation

  3. 3 : the general or abstract principles of a body of fact, a science, or an art <music theory>

  4. 4a : a belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action <her method is based on the theory that all children want to learn>b : an ideal or hypothetical set of facts, principles, or circumstances —often used in the phrase in theory <in theory, we have always advocated freedom for all>
  5. 5 : a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena <the wave theory of light>

  6. 6a : a hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigationb : an unproved assumption : conjecturec : a body of theorems presenting a concise systematic view of a subject <theory of equations>
The sense that science uses the term is highlighted in red. Theory attempts to explain natural phenomena, the phenomena itself is
'fact'. I'm not trying to be pedantic, it is important to be specific regarding terms when speaking of the scientific method as opposed to using them in a casual sense. If not, equivocation will rear rear its ugly head...





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Correct and mybad lol, i should have known proof comes after the theory
 
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