It is apparent that I cannot convince you the earth is round using conventional methods. This means that my only choice is to stoop down to your level, and use purely intuitive appeals over logical ones.
This is likely my [b]last[/b] actual argument with you, what do you say? Do you accept my challenge?
Intuition is not by any means, a bad thing. Intuition is a starting point for an idea. It's the foundation of science. All science is built off of intuition to a degree. To disregard intuition as an argumentative tactic is to disregard both Science and logic.
That being said, intuition isn't perfect. Nothing can be proven through solely intuition. Intuition being used as an argumentative tactic relies on disregarding evidence over logic.
So when you use intuition, to justify claims, you end up using anecdotal evidence. By only using intuition, your not opening your mind. You're limiting all inputs to personal experience. Your argument isn't about the world itself, it's about your perception of the world.
You claim to be "Godzilla to the Tokyo of ignorance", yet you disregard all claims made that use evidence you have no experience with. This means you only care about anything that fits within your egocentric and narcissistic bubble, thus why your mind is small and cynical.
By disregarding evidence, of any form, you are truly the one who is closed minded. You've compared yourself to Socrates, yet you are unaware of your own ignorance, and you only use intuition rather than evidence.
With all that, it is clear that you are the closed minded one. If you opened your mind, you would see why your claims are false.
This is why your tactics fail, because intuition is not universal, and you are so unbelievably cynical towards the scientific community. You have a small mind to reject all that you haven't experienced.
So... prove me wrong. I've already explained why arguing with you is pointless, now, I want you to use your intuition to disprove my defense of science.
So, if science is some sort of religion with fairytales about scientific achievement, how do you explain the advances made in our society?
If physics is nothing more than a cult of science, how do you explain the automobile or aircraft? How could they be possible without the principals behind them? Or what about computers, since science doesn't exist, would that make the computers magical? How about Evolution. If evolution doesn't exist, why does a new flu vaccine get made each year? If gravity doesn't exist, how can other celestial bodies have orbits?
To summarize, if you value intuition over all else, then you must consider the whole of my defense of science. A house cannot stand without a foundation, you cannot get the fruits of scientific labor, without the foundation which that labor is based on.[spoiler]Let's make sure he sees this, and everyone is welcome to contribute to this discussion. Just try to focus on evidence and logic over insults. Insults only come after we win.[/spoiler][spoiler]I'm rambling like this because I am currently high. Yep. That's how confident I am.[/spoiler]
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I really like this argument, but he's just going to commit a special pleading fallacy at some point. At that point, you can't attack him. Just preparing you. He might pull something like "nothing exists or can be proven anyway besides our existence thus we simply have to assume reality is true, and thus we have a pragmatic assertion and a fractured image of true reality. From this, we can deduce that neither of our views are actually provable or disprovable because we all operate on a base assumption that is, by its own nature, unprovable." And then you have a stalemate. Just warning you. He might pull that card. If he does, accuse him of special pleading.
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Pretty sure he's a troll.
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Real Earth has curves
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Edited by The Cellar Door: 5/17/2016 2:02:05 AM[quote]It is apparent that I cannot convince you the earth is round using conventional methods.[/quote] Round does not imply 3 dimensions, so by calling it round, you are enabling the possibly of a 2 dimensional, flat, circle when you assert yourself to be true. So, you've proven yourself wrong. 1 - Flat Earth 0 - Spheroid Earth
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Edited by Krishnas Prophet: 5/16/2016 9:02:49 PM[quote]Intuition is not by any means, a bad thing. Intuition is a starting point for an idea. It's the foundation of science. All science is built off of intuition to a degree. To disregard intuition as an argumentative tactic is to disregard both Science and logic.[/quote] And yet science perpetuates circular appeals to authority, and creates an entomological structure whereby repeated observation becomes enshrined as fact. But observations can be mistaken, especially abstract ones. Tomorrow my intuitive observations may lead me to different conclusions about the world. But until I jump and the world moves beneath me, the world is not a round spinning ball. I very much like your argument. It is the sort of argument I wish more people would make, instead of throwing "cuz gravity" in my face. If this is indeed to be our last argument, I would like to say that you have been a worthy opponent, one the (flat) world needs more of.
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[i] *puts on a ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) disposition* [/i] Lenny proving the earth is spherical.
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[quote]Intuition is not by any means[/quote] More like NOT BY ANY [b][i]MEMES[/i][/b]
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The Earth is flat tho bro.
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Tl;dr
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Krishnas is probably the greatest troll to ever live
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Bump for round earth...
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Waait. Someone who knows more about physics than me, and can do the calculations to graph constant forces, calculate how high you would have to jump to see a one centimeter difference in distance from when you started and finished.
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Worth my bump for the effort put in.
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Who are you fighting with?
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( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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So. He kind of sidestepped your entire argument.
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Am helicopter can confirm earth is flatter than your ass
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Lol you got trolled so hard
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Bumpity dumpy sat on a wall. Bumpity dumpy had a great bump. All the Kings bumps, and all the Kings men, Couldn't put Bumpity together again.
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Rumpabump bump
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Should I spam this in his flat earth posts to get him to see?
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Bump for debate.
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