Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!hoptoad!amdcad!ames!nrl-cmf!ukma!psuvm.bitnet!cok From: cok@psuvm.bitnet.UUCP Newsgroups: talk.religion.newage,alt.flame Subject: Re: Astrology and the flat earth Message-ID: <25987COK@PSUVMA> Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 07:06:23 EST Article-I.D.: PSUVMA.25987COK Posted: Wed Nov 25 07:06:23 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Nov-87 06:51:15 EST References: <6580@apple.UUCP> <1832@ho95e.ATT.COM> <16324@topaz.rutgers.edu> <1093@cadnetix.UUCP> <9406@shemp.UCLA.EDU> Followup-To: alt.flame Organization: The Pennsylvania State University - Computation Center Lines: 23 Xref: hoptoad talk.religion.newage:1923 alt.flame:796 Some guy I won't libel by accusing him of writing this writes: >Platygaeanism is completely in accord with common sense, everyday >empirical observations, and (though currently unpopular) with scientific >method. >In fact the commonly cited "evidence" for round earth theories is sheer >bunkum and abuse of the scientific method. "A man goes out on a long >journey. Eventually he returns, from a direction different from his starting >direction. *Therefore* the earth is round." HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! >Remember the "horizon' argument? That the earth *appears* to bend away >on all sides, and therefore it must be round. Completely ignoring the >fact that light, being the lightest thing around (no rest mass!), will >rise in air. Haven't the round-earthers heard of optical illusions? >Golly! This is a joke, right? Right? It's got to be. Aw, shit, we've been invaded by talk.religion.newage. ------- cok%psuvma@psuvax1.bitnet "I'd love to, m'lad, but this fine Havana cok%psuvma.bitnet@psuvax1.uucp magic wand is a bit too short to grant cok%psuvma@psuvax1.psu.edu wishes with." Jackeen J. O'Malley