10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAT-EARTHER»
Discover the use of
flat-earther in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
flat-earther and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
the earth is not flat. He has a ready answer for anyone who produces evidence to
show that the earth is round (such as ships disappearing over the horizon, or
photographs of earth taken from the moon). The flat-earther can always say that ...
2
Worlds of Their Own: A Brief History of Misguided Ideas: ...
“Moses was a flat earther,” he reveals. “The Flat Earth Society was founded in
1492 BC, when Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt and gave them the
Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai.” Conventional biblical chronology dates the
...
Robert J. Schadewald, 2008
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Eurekas and Euphorias: The Oxford Book of Scientific Anecdotes
flat-earther's. revenge. Alfred Russel Wallace was a passionate naturalist, whose
long life stretched from 1823 to the eve of the Great War in 1913. He spent his
early years exploring the wildlife in remote corners of the world from Sarawak to ...
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Blameworthy Belief: A Study in Epistemic Deontologism
Still I suspect the unease we would feel in having a “flat Earther” employed at the
Space Commission, does not directly spring from general distrust in her
epistemic “character” or from a consideration of her “epistemic irresponsibility” in
holding ...
5
Scientists Confront Creationism
"I believe the real source of Modern Astronomy to have been SATAN," wrote flat-
earther David Wardlaw Scott (1901, p 287). "From his first temptation of Eve in the
Garden of Eden until now, his great object has been to throw discredit on the ...
6
The Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction
triumphantly vindicated by the observational astronomers' discovery of Neptune.
The flat-earther, by contrast, can claim no such successes. He has to adjust the
usual laws of mechanics and optics in order to explain how weather satellites can
...
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Nobody Knows (The Thing That Really Matters About) Anything!
The idea that people believed in a flat earth during medieval times--which is what
scientists mean when they call someone a “Flat-Earther!”--is an invention of
literary fiction, only a peculiarly confusing kind of fiction. Historical fiction is really
an ...
8
Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea
... those who deviated from commonly held opinion or clung to dogma in the face
of seemingly incontrovertible proof. Enoch Powell was later to discover this at first
hand when he was labelled a flat-earther following his controversial 'rivers of ...
9
The Post-Darwinian Controversies: A Study of the Protestant ...
Thus a flat-earther might be convinced by extra-terrestrial photographs that the
earth is a globe and yet increase his commitment to the Flat Earth Society,
attending more meetings, taking on new responsibilities, soliciting new members,
all in ...
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Discovering Relativity for Yourself
The point is that if the Flat Earther takes a surface that is really curved and insists
on regarding it as flat, then the geodesics will appear to him as curves, and his
straight lines will not correspond to geodesics. But he assumes that an aeroplane
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAT-EARTHER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
flat-earther is used in the context of the following news items.
Vatican's Newest Global Warming Extremist Calls Critics 'Vicious Liars'
Among climate skeptics, one likely cannot find a single flat-earther but rather many chemists, physicists and mathematicians. Follow Austin ... «Breitbart News, Jun 15»
Forum: Americans awakening to 'left-stream' media tactics
Disagreement with the progressives results in labels of racism, discrimination, misogyny and flat-earther. Ironically, frequently reported ... «New Haven Register, Apr 15»
Obama Headed to the Everglades on Earth Day to Highlight Sea …
... to continue working on carbon reduction, his fellow Miami contender, Marco Rubio, is a flat-out flat-earther when it comes to manmade global ... «Miami New Times, Apr 15»
On Global Warming, Ted Cruz Says He's Galileo, Not a Flat-Earther
The similarities between Texas Senator Ted Cruz and 16th-century astronomer Galileo Galilei are remarkable, according to Cruz. «Bloomberg, Mar 15»
Has Starbucks got it wrong about 'race'?
Persisting with a flat-earther approach to race, it is argued, is not merely scientifically baseless but can also have a deleterious effect on the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
Winter Winding Down? 50F 2 Weeks Away - Snowfall Potential …
Some will no doubt argue that people acquire the labels they deserve - and that 'flat-earther', climate denying, conspiracy theorists have no ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Feb 15»
The Latest Economic Conspiracy Theory
Friday's jobs numbers were big, and the revisions below the surface were huge. Yet even before the release, the birther/vaxxer/flat-earther ... «Bloomberg View, Feb 15»
American Way: Common sense is contagious in measles vaccine row
The scientific establishment (rightly) protested while the liberal media mocked the flat-earther Republicans for allowing their anti-government ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
Refinery Lobbyist Invokes WW2-Era Quote, Calls Businesses That …
“You could call me a denier or you could call me a flat-earther,” said Drevna. “The word climate change, just, it solicits, yes, human kinds of ... «Republic Report, Jan 15»
Who's the Real Flat-Earther? McKnider and Christy Respond to …
Kerry lambasted so-called climate skeptics as members of the “Flat Earth Society” for doubting the reality of anthropogenic climate change. «Global Warming, Feb 14»
