We here at Landover Baptist Church wage a lonely war. There are so many doubters out there denying Biblical truth that the earth is flat.
So, I was elated to learn a professional sport star, Kyrie Irving, sides with us. This basketball hero proclaims to all far and near that the earth is flat.
Thinking more about it, I should not have been surprised. When a basketball player jumps and shoots, several variables are in place that can only be present if the earth is flat.
The ground of floor must be level and the basket cannot be moving. Three pointers would be impossible on a rotating globe.
Hey everyone, just so you know: Kyrie Irving believes the Earth is flat
Ben Rohrbach,Ball Don't Lie 22 hours ago
Kyrie Irving is extremely woke. (Getty Images)When you are Kyrie Irving, you have handles like nobody on the planet and you made one of the most famous shots in basketball history to win Cleveland’s first NBA championship, seemingly by divine intervention, it’s understandable why you might have a different view of the world than everyone else.
We learned just how different Irving’s perspective is during his appearance on the Road Trippin’ podcast, hosted by teammates Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye, along with Fox Sports Ohio’s Allie Clifton. A wide-ranging interview that began with a discussion on hotel aliases and childbirth quickly turned to aliens and conspiracy theories, at which point we discovered Irving believes the Earth is flat.
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I don’t know how many flights Irving has taken as a professional basketball player. I’m sure it’s a lot. But I guess he’s never seen the curvature of the Earth. I’m not sure why he thinks he plays NBA games in different time zones, but I now know that he doesn’t believe it’s because the globe is rotating.
Irving touched on several conspiracy theories — some not so wild, like his belief that “there are extraterrestrial beings that exist in the universe,” and some definitely wild ones, like his position that the CIA assassinated Bob Marley because “he tried to bring people together and the fact that it was fundamentally built on love and truth and we kill people for doing the right thing like that” — but things really got interesting when he unveiled his flat-Earth theory.
First of all, I compeletely respect those who have religious beliefs, as long as they aren't denying objective facts. "The Bible is not 100% proof of God" is an objective fact. When somebody believes in God, it is implied that God may or may not exist. Otherwise it is not faith we're talking about: it'd be hypocrite nonsense.
Hello, Mr. or Mrs. Harambe!
Following the logic of your argument, are all believers agnostics in disguise?
That certainly is an interesting hypothesis, but very easy to disprove by actually talking to actual believers. The point of having faith is being absolutely certain that something exists without having evidence for it. Implying that it may or may not exist is called doubting and is generally frowned upon in religions.
Hypotheses aren't "what-ifs".
They are ways to interpret reality, when proof aren't given by absolute science. One of many are the theist hypotheses, including the Christian one.
You seem to follow some interesting definition of the word "hypothesis." In science, a hypothesis is an initial statement which needs to be tested before it is considered to be valid. Also, "absolute science" is an oxymoron.
How would you test the hypothesis of the existence of God?
You see, what I hate when people put up quasi-absolute science against christianity, is that it simply is hypocritical to do so: if you work by the logic of quasi-absolute science, which you most likely do if you're a functional human being, it is fairly obvious that quasi-absolute science is uncontestable (in practise, but also by definition). Hence you would have two paths: either abandon logic completely, and yet somehow "logically" believe in nonsense(like we are but we aren't) so God can exist anyway(still hypothetically), OR adapt your way of interpreting reality so the fundamentals of Christianity are still hypothetically correct.
NOTE: I say quasi-absolute because there is the "nothing makes sense" hypothesis.
P.S. Yes, some "scientific papers" may not be correct, but most of them are "quasi-absolutely" correct.
Wait, wait, what?
Did you actually put the words "science" and "absolute" - albeit softened with the "quasi-" prefix - in a single sentence, several times in a row?!
Why?
Don't you know that the fundamental difference between religion and science is that while the former professes to know the absolute truth, the latter does not seek any absolute truth on any subject at all?
That's because they operate on different principles. Religion operates on blind faith: "this is the truth because X....* says so." Science, on the other hand, operates purely on evidence, and there's new evidence all the time, and old ideas get debunked, and then dusted off and revised again, and then new explanation comes in, ad infinitum.
Absolute sciencerefers to the science sector that does not treat any hypotheses, thereby making it's facts objectively right.
All science is based on hypotheses. If someone you think told you that there's a branch of science which does not deal with hypotheses, that person is not a scientist. With that attitude, he or she will never be able to publish in any respectable peer review journal.
I truly hope that long rant was helpful. Please pay more attention in your science classes when you start learning about the scientific method.
First of all, I compeletely respect those who have religious beliefs, as long as they aren't denying objective facts...
But as religious beliefs determine "objective facts"*, you respect only those who agree with you.
*Go ahead, ask any of the True Christians™ if they agree with your precept that "belief contains the allowance that it may not be true".
...Hypotheses aren't "what-ifs"...
Ok, Pooh. Lime ninjas prong skillfully Thursday. So there, I've just annihilated your whole argument. Of course, if you're too stupid to follow my argument there's nothing I can do about it.
Assuming you left out the word "proof"; if you had proof, you'd have knowledge, and no need for faith (which is what Jesus/God asks for in the Bible). If you have faith, then the Bible is 100% proof of God's existence (to you).
How are you showing their religious beliefs any respect by denying that those beliefs are real?
I prefer to trim down to what I'm responding to. As for the rest of your comment: if you want to play "what if" while ignoring the freely available historical reality, this ain't the place.
You really should read the Bible. Do you have one?
First of all, I compeletely respect those who have religious beliefs, as long as they aren't denying objective facts. "The Bible is not 100% proof of God" is an objective fact. When somebody believes in God, it is implied that God may or may not exist. Otherwise it is not faith we're talking about: it'd be hypocrite nonsense.
Hypotheses aren't "what-ifs".
They are ways to interpret reality, when proof aren't given by absolute science. One of many are the theist hypotheses, including the Christian one.
You see, what I hate when people put up quasi-absolute science against christianity, is that it simply is hypocritical to do so: if you work by the logic of quasi-absolute science, which you most likely do if you're a functional human being, it is fairly obvious that quasi-absolute science is uncontestable (in practise, but also by definition). Hence you would have two paths: either abandon logic completely, and yet somehow "logically" believe in nonsense(like we are but we aren't) so God can exist anyway(still hypothetically), OR adapt your way of interpreting reality so the fundamentals of Christianity are still hypothetically correct.
NOTE: I say quasi-absolute because there is the "nothing makes sense" hypothesis.
P.S. Yes, some "scientific papers" may not be correct, but most of them are "quasi-absolutely" correct.
Absolute sciencerefers to the science sector that does not treat any hypotheses, thereby making it's facts objectively right.
...Though it was not needed to justify the "fact" that the Bible isn't 100% of God's existence...
Assuming you left out the word "proof"; if you had proof, you'd have knowledge, and no need for faith (which is what Jesus/God asks for in the Bible). If you have faith, then the Bible is 100% proof of God's existence (to you).
How are you showing their religious beliefs any respect by denying that those beliefs are real?
Though, when you quote something, could you please quote it in it's entirety?...
I prefer to trim down to what I'm responding to. As for the rest of your comment: if you want to play "what if" while ignoring the freely available historical reality, this ain't the place.
You really should read the Bible. Do you have one?
Anyway Abdul, your opinion is not appreciated. The Holy Bible (KJV 1611) is in actual fact 100% TRUE. This is a fact and not as you, in your misguided Jihadist way believe, a fallacy:
Proverbs 8:7
“For my mouth shall speake truth, and wickednesse is an abomination to my lippes.”
These are God's Actual Words. Not the ramblings of some moon worshipping drug addict.
So. If God says the earth is flat it is in fact, yes you guessed it, FLAT.
This is based on the proof obtained in the Holy Bible (KJV 1611) that God does not Lie.
God wins again.
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What proves that the proof obtained in the Holy Bible is right?
By this I mean, on what basis do you say that the Bible is absolutely right and interprets what God said, well?
Why don't you go learn where the Bible actually came from, and why it has its present form? It's a fascinating story.
Though, when you quote something, could you please quote it in it's entirety? Like, to the point were the context is right.
I, precisely, said: Alternative hypothetis to God's existence: the Bible started as a lawbook that used God as a pretext to it's laws, but then it evolved into a religious book due to it's massive popularity.
I just suggested a hypothesis. That does not imlply that I agree with it.
Why don't you go learn where the Bible actually came from, and why it has its present form? It's a fascinating story.
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Yeah, thanks, sane person.
Though it was not needed to justify the "fact" that the Bible isn't 100% of God's existence.
This "fact" only turns out to be false if this universe is still in the making, everywhere, and all we perceive is being controlled by God.
These solutions are simply not logical, or reasonable outside the reality of a Divine Judge who will reveal the Truth in an Apprentice® worthy showdown in front of a live audience. Adulteress, you're FIRED!
Apprentice® with the old host. Not the new one, really?
Alternative hypothetis to God's existence: the Bible started as a lawbook that used God as a pretext to it's laws, but then it evolved into a religious book due to it's massive popularity.
Nonsense. No law would include poison to determine if the unborn baby in a woman's womb is the result of a lawful marriage or a skanky, sleazy, whore-a-thon unless they know the LORD is watchful of all and has His Divine Hand on the outcome of the case (Numbers 5:11-31). These solutions are simply not logical, or reasonable outside the reality of a Divine Judge who will reveal the Truth in an Apprentice® worthy showdown in front of a live audience. Adulteress, you're FIRED!
Also English is not my native language so "Your a hipocrite becos your also uneduceted becos yoo dont know haw to spoken english." will not be taken as an argument in any shape or form.
Anyway Abdul, your opinion is not appreciated. The Holy Bible (KJV 1611) is in actual fact 100% TRUE. This is a fact and not as you, in your misguided Jihadist way believe, a fallacy:
Proverbs 8:7
“For my mouth shall speake truth, and wickednesse is an abomination to my lippes.”
These are God's Actual Words. Not the ramblings of some moon worshipping drug addict.
So. If God says the earth is flat it is in fact, yes you guessed it, FLAT.
This is based on the proof obtained in the Holy Bible (KJV 1611) that God does not Lie.
Mistral: Nothing can be proven to 100% but there is a substantial amount of evidence to support the theory of gravity which also stays with all known laws of physics and supports them
Incorrect. The Bible(KIV1611) is 100% proof of God.
Psalm 12:6-7 "The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever
Jesus wins again!
YIC
The Bible is not "100% proof" of God.
Alternative hypothetis to God's existence: the Bible started as a lawbook that used God as a pretext to it's laws, but then it evolved into a religious book due to it's massive popularity.
Hence, whether you are Christian, a Muslim, etc. or an agnostic atheist, you have to accept the fact that the Bible isn't a proof that God exists. That is why we talk of "faith" not "acceptance".
P.S. In case you are so uneducated that you don't understand the word "hypothesis" and what it implies in this context: hypotheses are "propositions" they aren't affirmations. The smallest probability this hypothesis must have for being true is infinitesimally small, but it's already enough to say that the Bible isn't 100% proof of God's exitence.
Also English is not my native language so "Your a hipocrite becos your also uneduceted becos yoo dont know haw to spoken english." will not be taken as an argument in any shape or form.
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