Thelonious Monk Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppjYDj9JUc]YouTube - Iraqi TV Debate: Is the Earth Flat?[/ame] This and the Saudi witch trial have lead me to believe that Islamic fundamentalists have yet to make it to, say, the 18th century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 If the earth was round, all the water would fall off it. Ergo, the earth must be flat. Elementary my dear Monk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiug31 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrice Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 http://www.geotimes.org/oct03/NN_pancake.html Kansas is flatter than a pancake It's true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krrm Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 http://www.geotimes.org/oct03/NN_pancake.html Kansas is flatter than a pancake It's true! Hear hear!! I once travelled through Kansas on a bus (St. Louis to Boulder), and what a relif when I could see the Rocky Mountains. Kansas must be one of the few places that would improve if heavily bombed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Bah, its all perception anyways. If you say the world is flat, it is effectively for you. Doesn't really matter all that much unless you are an astronaut or plan on travelling around the globe. Personally, I say its a rhombus.(sp?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Personally, I say its a rhombus.(sp?)First, that is the correct spelling of rhombus. Second, that makes no sense -- rhombus is a 2-dimensional geometric shape. Third, no, you're a rhombus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Thanks dusty! I think you'd be a trapezoid. What would be the three dimensional equivalent to the rhombus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint.panda Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Considering that the Age of Enlightment brought things such as tolerance and understanding to the Western World, it would seem that some people didn't even make it out of the 17th century. And I believe a famous NY Times columnist recently wrote a book about how the earth is flat. Plus, I look outside my window, and it's flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Thanks dusty! I think you'd be a trapezoid. What would be the three dimensional equivalent to the rhombus?Rhombic prism or rhomboid would be the two most likely choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 And I believe a famous NY Times columnist recently wrote a book about how the earth is flat. indeed he did. and it was quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hYdrociTy Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 JAY HOMBRAYS KAY PASENDO IN EL AQUI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint.panda Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 indeed he did. and it was quite good. I thought it was ok. I think what he means is that the world is growing together, not sure why "flatter" and he's beating that analogy till death. Lots of stories but they all tell the same thing more or less. As a globalisation book, it's good but I prefer Baghwati's In Defence of Globalisation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomana Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I've been trying to read that book for three months now, but every time I get three pages in, I fall asleep. tmonk, your thread starting history is both curious and annoying. It's as if you're looking for controversy with sad scraps of human nature. What the heck do you think when you say to yourself, "I know, I'll start a thread with this on head-case. They'll like it."? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonious Monk Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Considering that the Age of Enlightment brought things such as tolerance and understanding to the Western World, it would seem that some people didn't even make it out of the 17th century. I'm tolerant of other cultures -- I think it's racist and absurd that westerners think their society is somehow superior to tribal societies, for example. Superstitious insanity like this I don't have a problem making fun of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I thought it was ok. I think what he means is that the world is growing together, not sure why "flatter" and he's beating that analogy till death. Lots of stories but they all tell the same thing more or less. As a globalisation book, it's good but I prefer Baghwati's In Defence of Globalisation. Exactly what I thought of the book, except I havent read Baghwati Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonious Monk Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 tmonk, your thread starting history is both curious and annoying. It's as if you're looking for controversy with sad scraps of human nature. What the heck do you think when you say to yourself, "I know, I'll start a thread with this on head-case. They'll like it."? Personally, I find things like this more interesting than the lifestyle accessory polls & watercooler chat that seems to clog this and most other forums. If you didn't find the video amusing, here's a really cool spider. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1640513/posts P.S.: I detest globalism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint.panda Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Monk, I think you need to find some people you can talk to about such things at lunch. Edit: not about the spider thing of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Rhombic prism or rhomboid would be the two most likely choices.Sweet, Rhomboid it is then. :_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chekhonte Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Let's not forget that the US has quite a bit of religious fundamentalism. From what I understand we have more fundamentalist sects of christianity than all other industrialized countries combined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 wow I didn't think people still existed that thought it was round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonious Monk Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Let's not forget that the US has quite a bit of religious fundamentalism. From what I understand we have more fundamentalist sects of christianity than all other industrialized countries combined. How could I forget? I live a half-hour away from the damn Creation Museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 tmonk, your thread starting history is both curious and annoying. It's as if you're looking for controversy with sad scraps of human nature. What the heck do you think when you say to yourself, "I know, I'll start a thread with this on head-case. They'll like it."? It's referred to as 'trolling'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 It's referred to as 'trolling'. we got a bunch of fucking trolls on here lately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 we got a bunch of fucking trolls on here lately Almost time for a peewee's playhouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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