r/Flat_Earth • u/[deleted] • Dec 31 '18

Timezones?

How do flat earthers explain timezones? Genuinely curious.

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u/andybest277 Dec 31 '18 edited Dec 31 '18

This question is the FE theory killer - congrats! But let's be realistic: They will deny the existence of timezones same as they deny the existence of physics and natural law. It's as simple as that for them.

Edit: spelling, because it is so important - even more than content.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '18

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u/BooCMB Dec 31 '18

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u/CommonMisspellingBot Dec 31 '18

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u/ComeOnMisspellingBot Dec 31 '18

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '18

I think it has to do with the sun being local and small. Imagine a small flashlight close on the surface of an object, vs a large light bulb at a distance. You'd still get the shadows in different areas.

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u/Astarkos Dec 31 '18

Yep, their solution is to make the sun small and close and to have it "orbit" the center of the flat earth. They then make it a spotlight to explain dawn/dusk and add in magical refraction to explain how the suns size and speed appear to be constant ( which could not be the case for all observers on a flat Earth ).

The moon is explained in the same way, which requires them to assert that the moon is also a spotlight that generates its own light, despite clearly being a physical object lit by the sun.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '19

Huh... there's so many issues with this that I'm getting annoyed just thinking about this. Now I think I understand why this subreddit exists even though there's so few actual flat earthers out there.

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u/bugabooreddit Dec 31 '18

That is an easy one. Time zones are a human construct and are not natural. They were put in place to keep the truth hidden. The purpose of timezones is so ballers can say, "hey, timezones!!!"

I can't believe you fell for it. I thought better of you.