deaninator said:Hey guys, I was just wondering how do the beliefs of the Flat Earth Society defy against modern day physics? I'm doing a discussion board post for my physics class. I know they strictly do not believe in gravity but what else do they do against? For example about Newton's Laws, etc.
The Flat Earth Society believes that gravity is not a force that pulls objects towards the center of the Earth, but rather a force that pushes objects towards the ground. They argue that the Earth is constantly accelerating upwards at a rate of 9.8 meters per second squared, which creates the illusion of gravity.
The Flat Earth Society claims that the Earth appears to be curved due to the limitations of human perception. They believe that our eyes and instruments are not accurate enough to detect the true flatness of the Earth, and that the curvature seen in pictures and videos is the result of distortion and manipulation.
The Flat Earth Society believes that other planets and celestial bodies are either illusions or small, flat discs that are suspended in the sky above the Earth. They reject the idea of a vast, spherical universe and instead believe that the Earth is the only planet that exists.
The Flat Earth Society argues that the seasons are caused by the sun's varying distance from the Earth. They believe that the sun moves in a circular pattern above the Earth, and that its changing distance from different parts of the Earth leads to the changes in temperature and weather patterns that we experience as seasons.
The Flat Earth Society believes that the stars and constellations we see in the sky are simply projections or reflections of light from the firmament (a solid dome that they believe surrounds the Earth). They argue that the appearance of different constellations in different parts of the world is due to the curvature of the firmament and the angle at which the light is reflected or projected onto it.