Flat Earth movement - explain please...

[MVP]

Yes, and the guy in the video clearly states that it is not what Quran says. Its more of a myth by some early islamic scholars which was dismissed by 18th century.

 

[Archie Moses]

I'm sorry? Jesus literally floated in the sky like a balloon and disappeared into the clouds? Then he presumably just kept floating until he reached heaven? How far away is heaven exactly? How fast was he gaining altitude? Because it might be quite a while before he got anywhere...

Second star to the right, and straight on till morning.

 

[Archie Moses]

Ya, you can pretty much make an argument for anything using the Hadith. It was written by a lot of people across hundreds of years.

However, the Earth being on a whale was never a widespread Muslim belief. I know this not only because I think I would've heard of it otherwise, but because Muslims simply do not view things with that kind of animist perspective. Muslim superstitions revolve around curses, evil spirits, jinxes, and such things. There is also a creation account in the Quran. No mention of a whale as far as I remember.

Interesting.

I remember watching this video a few years back or so. I'm going rewatch again. If you have the time, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. I came across this guy via the Amazing Atheist.

 

[JazzGal]

Nah man, it's obviously turtles.


All the way down.

I just got this book from the library.

I'd never heard this phrase before, but then I haven't spent much time learning about flat earth beliefs. Good thing JazzFanz exists, or I'd be a total ignoramus.

 

[Rubashov]

If I manage to live long enough I reckon in the next 100 odd years humanity will manage to entirely roll back the enlightenment. I look forward to witch burning and public executions.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

Ya, you can pretty much make an argument for anything using the Hadith. It was written by a lot of people across hundreds of years.

However, the Earth being on a whale was never a widespread Muslim belief. I know this not only because I think I would've heard of it otherwise, but because Muslims simply do not view things with that kind of animist perspective. Muslim superstitions revolve around curses, evil spirits, jinxes, and such things. There is also a creation account in the Quran. No mention of a whale as far as I remember.

I'm assuming since Islam is an Abrahamic religion, in the gods-humans-animal scaling, there are large gaps between gods, humans, and animals, in that order, with the larger gap being between humans and animals. Contrast to Native American religions which generally puts humans third with small gaps or Greek mythology which puts a slim gap between gods and humans.

 

[Siro]

I'm assuming since Islam is an Abrahamic religion, in the gods-humans-animal scaling, there are large gaps between gods, humans, and animals, in that order, with the larger gap being between humans and animals. Contrast to Native American religions which generally puts humans third with small gaps or Greek mythology which puts a slim gap between gods and humans.

That's exactly it. Muslims believing of that whale creation story would be as alien as Christians believing it. There is very little difference in perspective between those two ideologies.

 

[addictionary]

We are going to get close to the Sun soon with two different projects. Really excited and kudos to flat earthers. I bet they inspire science people to find more evidence.

 

[MVP]

Now this explains it all!!!

 

[LogGrad98]

I'm a flat-brained guy living on a round round world!

 

[gandalfe]

 

[MVP]

This guy is brilliant.