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AZ8theist

(7,242 posts) Tue Mar 3, 2026, 06:37 AM Tuesday

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 Tuesday OP

Was stunning here malaise Tuesday #1

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

Haha malaise Tuesday #3

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

Kyrie Irving NewHendoLib Tuesday #5

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

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

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

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

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

And the Bible certainly doesn't say anything about dinosaurs! Towlie Tuesday #21

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

You're thinking of Ken Ham AZ8theist Tuesday #25

They have conventions wolfie001 Tuesday #12

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

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

But it could be just a disk nuxvomica Tuesday #11

True, but not every time. And not from different perspectives. AZ8theist Tuesday #24

*Playing Devil's Advocate* J_William_Ryan Tuesday #13

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

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

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

No, you probably just lived around rational people. niyad Tuesday #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 Tuesday #17

Last I heard, it is flat ornotna Tuesday #23

Turtles all the way down NoRethugFriends Tuesday #27

I think I know were... Conjuay Tuesday #28

The earth is NOT flat LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #26

Back when the internet was younger, Conjuay Tuesday #29

Their brain waves are flat too. GreenWave Tuesday #30

;-{)... Goonch Tuesday #31

I've come across flat earthers. VGNonly Tuesday #32