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First, the dude in that video questions why Polaris remains fixed above the North Pole. It certainly appears to remain in the same position over the short course of human a few millennia, but it won't always be in that position. All of the stars we can see with the naked eye are in our galaxy...

In any model, those within line of site with Polaris will be able to see it. What we observe is, only those in the northern hemisphere (relatively close to the surface) can see it, with its angular distance above the horizon roughly corresponding to the observer's latitude above the equator...

Have you ever been to a large body of water and looked through high quality binoculars at distant objects yourself? Have you ever traveled a large latitudinal distance and noticed stars you couldn't see before you now see and stars you saw before you now can't see? How does your model explain that?

LOL! You did exactly as he predicted...claim to see what's not there. But that's what it takes to subscribe to flat-Earth, to see what's not there and to not see what's there. But then I didn't really post those videos for your benefit...I know you are determined to have your conspiracy come...

Here is a nice series of videos, for those who are interested, that shows how the flat-Earth "model" simply does not work. W9ksbh88OJs NGZEXkSX9wI FTBaOmJEQg0

I knew this was hogwash when you first posted it, because I have looked at ships over the horizon while in the Navy using the ship's "big eyes" (which are high powered binoculars). It simply and clearly doesn't "all come back." Here's a video showing what actually happens when you zoom in and...

It's actually autumn here...until the solstice on the 21st of this month. :glasses: :arms::dunno:

I've had mine running all day. :D

Pressure 29.91 in Visibility 10.0 miles Clouds Scattered Clouds 2800 ft Scattered Clouds 3400 ft Temperature 86.2 °F Heat Index 90 °F Dew Point 68 °F Humidity 55% Rainfall 0.00 in

We do get freezes here, but usually not until January. :D

Cool! Next time I get stuck, I'll post asking for you to come to my rescue! :swing:

Hello Ruth! I just spent 3 hours trying to fix a "bug" in my code, only to discover the bug is with Firefox (a known issue that they have not addressed). I found a workaround by using a "pre" element rather than a "div" element with the CSS attribute "whitespace: pre". I love CSS and browser...

It was sunny and 27° C. here today. :)

Well, thank you, Lämmchen, and I will return the favor, but will use a different amount, so we don't just cancel each other out. :D Plus, this gives me a second opportunity to have something nice said about me...LOL! :P Merry Christmas to you and yours, and thank you for your exceptional...

Two enlightening articles: Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories Why Do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories?

On anything. You said it is known to be untrue that an informed person makes better decisions. I don't want anyone in a position of power, making decisions that affect others, to be uninformed in general, or worse, one who rejects knowledge. I'm not wasting any more time on your flat-Earth...

Well, that statement is meant as a generality and not to be applied to every single case. If I had to guess, I would cite increasing access to information as the key riving force behind increasing secularization, rather than affluence...but I have not spent much time pondering the issue, nor am...

So, you would claim that being uninformed leads to making better decisions? :huh:

Getting ready to call it a night...spent all night tweaking a new forum feature. :D

It matters if we want an informed population. People who believe things that are known to be untrue probably shouldn't be in any positions of authority, or able to influence political policies, and good decisions come from being well-informed. The population needs to be well-informed if they are...