Title: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words (PT 14 & 15) Source:
YT URL Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Y9cy6ujvc Published:Dec 8, 2019 Author:ThePotter'sClay Post Date:2020-02-13 11:45:56 by Liberator Keywords:TRUTH, EARTH, FLAT, NASA Views:1444 Comments:30
Part 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Y9cy6ujvc
Part 15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQV1I3T-XC8
Memes are effective and popular in that don't require much time and patience, yet....they provide instant, extensive information from which to process.
These memes (Part 14 & 15) are the last in a series that thus far. They focus on Realm-Truths, reinforcing real-world observations, exposing and challenging life-long mental imprinting & programming, the scriptural reinforcement of our realm & reality, and...Common Sense.
The 'ThePottersClay' YouTube website is a very worthy source of truth -- whether from a Christian viewpoint or secular viewpoint.
What do sunrays and railroad tracks have in common?
Both are parallel.
Parallel sunrays. Yes. In certain cases. (Btw, how does one explain hundreds of miles of parallel train tracks AND no allowance made for any curve IF the earth's supposed curve is a given?)
The sun's rays present a few conundrums for the realm/science curious...
Parallel sunlight (especially shining on water lower in the sky) that is viewed straight from the horizon all the way to the observer on the beach is not possible were this realm were a globe; It's only possible on a FLAT surface. (Yes, I've watched several vids on this exact subject as well.)
With respect to the sun's "parallel" rays, yes, they *may* look parallel, but then again, at times not so much.
Ever hear of "Crepuscular Rays"? (I've quickly found these two vids):
Moreover...those "Crepuscular Rays" as seen shining through the clouds? They can only be the result of a *local* sun -- not one that's 93 million miles away. Triangulation measurements indicate the sun is actually only around 3,000 miles away from earth, and within the Firmament. (I know, I know ;-)
The sun's rays present a few conundrums for the realm/science curious...
No, they do not. They pose a conundrum only for flat earthers.
I never heard of Eratosthenes. The image I posted shows how parallel lines can appear to not be parallel. Since railroad tracks don't actually converge, the photo illustrated how sun rays, "crepuscular rays" as I learned from you they are called, can appear to converge but actually not do so.
The second video you posted shows this optical illusion, made possible by the fact that the extreme distance away removes the advantage of binocular vision giving depth perception. All the rays shown ARE parallel, but the portion of the rays near the earth surface are much, much closer than the portion of rays higher up, just as the RR tracks are far closer at the bottom of the pic then they are higher up. For that reason, placing a straight-edge ruler on the screen to estimate the altitude of convergence would fail or the same reason that doing it on the RR tracks in my pic would fail. For the Exact. Same. Reason.
I honestly thought my posted pic would expose the "crepuscular rays" for the illusion that they are, or at least for what they could be. I was wrong.
Triangulation measurements indicate the sun is actually only around 3,000 miles away from earth,
If we were to take that second video at face value and say it was not an optical illusion and did triangulation, the sun would only be about twice the altitude of the clouds, which would mean there's no way it could be 3000 miles away. It would be much more like 5000 to 15,000 feet up.
Even if the sun were only 3000 miles away, rays from it would still be very close to parallel in the few miles field of view shown in 2nd video.
The claim that the "official explanation" of these rays is that the atmosphere refracts the light is certain NOT true. That's a fake, strawman argument the narrator creates and then shoots down. While such atmospheric refraction does occur, it would not be noticeable to the naked eye for someone on the ground. The real reason: Optical illusion.
I have to say I'm disappointed to have failed to convince you there's even one *possible* hole in this one single argument. I thought that would be easy with the pic I posted.
Just ask him why an object falls to the ground when dropped. He can't explain it, because he doesn't believe in weight. Weight is obviously the force of gravity.