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r/BeAmazed • u/Awkward_Click3061 • Nov 11 '23
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That was an assumption necessary for the experiment. It wasn't proved by it.
If the sun was small and super close to the earth, then the shadows difference wouldn't necessarily mean the earth was curved.
1 u/Naimadean Nov 11 '23 Ironically, it's this idea that a lot of flat earthers use to justify their beliefs. Fortunately, there is other supportive evidence that we can use to conclude the earth is round.
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Ironically, it's this idea that a lot of flat earthers use to justify their beliefs. Fortunately, there is other supportive evidence that we can use to conclude the earth is round.
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u/Cualkiera67 Nov 11 '23
That was an assumption necessary for the experiment. It wasn't proved by it.
If the sun was small and super close to the earth, then the shadows difference wouldn't necessarily mean the earth was curved.