April 18, 2003, 20:26
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Originally posted by South killer
For centuries, mankind knew all there was to know about the shape of the Earth. It was a flat planet, shaped roughly like a circle, with lots of pointy things hanging down from the underside.
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This is BS - it was never the case that ancient peoples believed the world was flat and modern people believe that it is spherical. Nor is it fair to bash the church for this (there are plenty of other reasons for church bashing though).
Check out the link I provided above - it gives a historical account of various views.
Anyway: EVERYONE WHO HAS PLAYED CIVILISATION KNOWS THE WORLD IS CYLINDRICAL!
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April 18, 2003, 20:50
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Anyway: EVERYONE WHO HAS PLAYED CIVILISATION KNOWS THE WORLD IS CYLINDRICAL!
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depends on what option you chose 
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April 18, 2003, 21:02
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You gotta love this disclaimer from Boris' site:
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The Flat Earth Society is not in any way responsible for the failure of the French to repel the Germans at the Maginot Line during WWII. Nor is the Flat Earth Society responsible for the recent yeti sightings outside the Vatican, or for the unfortunate enslavement of the Nabisco Inc. factory employees by a rogue hamster insurrectionist group. Furthermore, we are not responsible for the loss of one or more of the following, which may possibly occur as the result of exposing one's self to the dogmatic and dangerously subversive statements made within: life, limb, vision, Francois Mitterand, hearing, taste, smell, touch, thumb, Aunt Mildred, citizenship, spleen, bedrock, cloves, I Love Lucy reruns, toaster, pine derby racer, toy duck, antelope, horseradish, prosthetic ankle, double-cheeseburger, tin foil, limestone, watermelon-scented air freshner, sanity, paprika, German to Pig Latin dictionary, dish towel, pet Chihuahua, pogo stick, Golf Digest subscription, floor tile, upper torso or halibut.
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April 18, 2003, 22:31
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This is BS - it was never the case that ancient peoples believed the world was flat and modern people believe that it is spherical. Nor is it fair to bash the church for this (there are plenty of other reasons for church bashing though).
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Of course i know it's BS. It's a quote from the page that says that the earth is flat!!!!!!!! I was just laughing at it.
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April 19, 2003, 00:02
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Francois Mitterand?
What did he do to deserve being listed?
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April 19, 2003, 00:07
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Originally posted by UberKruX
knowledge is nothing but the general consesus belief's.
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This is a factually erroneous statement.
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April 19, 2003, 02:04
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That guy is a moron
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April 19, 2003, 02:05
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Are we talking about CivNation again?
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- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
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April 19, 2003, 02:11
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Lie lie lie... Lie lie lie... Lie lie lie...
Lie lie lie... Lie lie lie... Lie lie lie...
The full moon is rising over dark water
And the fools below are picking up sticks
And the man in the gallows lies permanently waiting
For the doctors to come back and tend to him,
The Flat Earth Society is meeting here today, singing happy little lies,
And the bright ship Humana is sent far away with grave determination...
And no destination,
Lie lie lie... Lie lie lie... Lie lie lie...
Lie lie lie... Lie lie lie... Lie lie lie...
Yeah, nothing feels better than a spray of clean water
And the whistling of wind on a calm summer night
But you better believe that down in their quarters
The men are holding on for their dear lives,
The Flat Earth Society is somewhere far away,
with their candlesticks and compasses
And the bright ship Humana is on its way with grave determination...
And no destination,
The Flat Earth Society is meeting here today, singing happy little lies,
And the bright ship Humana is well on its way with grave determination...
And no destination,
Lie lie lie... Lie lie lie... Lie lie lie...
Lie lie lie... Lie lie lie... Lie lie lie...
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April 19, 2003, 05:02
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I know where the edge is, the 'wall' described by Johnson. When I was in the Philippixfd, ntdskn bd a hyex nhyte. Hkuitrdevc nd hyrdd. Fluvius! Nhyf nh kkiij kkjfd xsw bgttrred mkloug. Hjttrddf jjttrr bfnspiracy to cover it up...honest.
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April 19, 2003, 12:56
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Uh I've actually looked through a telescope at saturn, venus, and mars so I'm pretty sure that if those are round, so is the earth.
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April 19, 2003, 14:54
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That map disturbs me. I find it sinister that Windows is plastered all over heaven.
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April 19, 2003, 15:03
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It's for balance, Laz.
After all, they have an apple in the garden
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April 19, 2003, 15:35
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April 19, 2003, 16:26
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Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp
That map disturbs me. I find it sinister that Windows is plastered all over heaven.
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All part of Gates' plan
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April 19, 2003, 18:47
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Originally posted by Chilean President
I'm wondering if someone open that 'windows', the waters above the firmament would flood us? 
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You laugh, but that's what Creation in the Bible says!
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April 19, 2003, 18:53
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Someone better tell those planning to fly from San Francisco to Tokyo that they're about to careen off the planet into space.
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April 19, 2003, 18:54
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Of course the earth is flat and it's carries through space on the back of 4 giant elephants (or was it turtles?) !!! 
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April 19, 2003, 21:18
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It has always struck me as being bizarre that the idea of God as a creator was considered sufficient explanation for the complexity we see around us, because it simply doesn't explain where he came from. If we imagine a designer, that implies a design, and that therefore each thing he designs or causes to be designed is a level simpler than him- or herself, then you have to ask, "What is the level above the designer?" There is one peculiar model of the universe that has turtles all the way down, but here we have gods all the way up.
- Douglas Adams
Terry Pratchett has four Elephants stand on a Turtle who swims through space in his Discworld novels. 
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April 19, 2003, 21:35
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Did somebody already proclaim that world is square in this thread? If so I apologize, cause Im not in a mood to read all these posts.
If not, let me be the first to tell you... World is Square!
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April 19, 2003, 22:42
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Why is the Triangle World Society always left out?
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April 19, 2003, 23:10
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Don't you get it? we live in a cubical world, that's for sure!
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April 19, 2003, 23:24
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If we imagine a designer, that implies a design, and that therefore each thing he designs or causes to be designed is a level simpler than him- or herself, then you have to ask, "What is the level above the designer?"
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The answer to this question is nothing.
How can something beneath the top still be considered God? That's the question I have for Douglas Adams.
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